The fields of infection biology, immunobiology and inflammation research is varied and ever-expanding. Researchers the world over are making discoveries that contribute greatly to our collective understanding of health and disease. VI4 is committed to providing our members, students, and community resources to aid in knowledge-building in these core VI4 research areas. Please check out our current curated recommended reading list below from scientists across the country!
Recommended Reading - October 25th, 2018
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Discovery and characterization of a prevalent human gut bacterial enzyme sufficient for the inactivation of a family of plant toxins. Koppel N, Balskus EP, et al in eLife, May 15, 2018
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Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor A is a force-sensitive molecular switch that activates bacterial adhesion. Herman-Bausier P, Dufrêne EF, et al in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2018
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Blocking Neuronal Signaling to Immune Cells Treats Streptococcal Invasive Infection. Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Chiu IM, et al in Cell, May 10, 2018
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Atlas of the Immune Cell Repertoire in Mouse Atherosclerosis Defined by Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing and Mass Cytometry. Winkels H, Wolf D, et al in Circulation Research, June 8, 2018
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Inflammation-induced IgA+ cells dismantle anti-liver cancer immunity. Shalapour S, Karin M, et al in Nature , November 16, 2017
Recommended Reading - September 27th, 2018
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Identification of a Functionally Unique Family of Penicillin-Binding Proteins. Welsh MA; Taguchi A; et al. in Journal of American Chemical Society, November 28, 2017
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Nociceptor sensory neurons suppress neutrophil and γδ T cell responses in bacterial lung infections and lethal pneumonia. Baral P; Umans BD; et al. in Nature Medicine, March 5, 2018
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Extensive impact of non-antibiotic drugs on human gut bacteria. Maier L; Pruteanu M; et al. in Nature Medicine, March 19, 2018
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Gut microbiome modulates response to anti–PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma patients. Gopalakrishnan V; Spencer CN et al. in Science, Jannury 5, 2018
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Functional interrogation and mining of natively paired human VH:VL antibody repertoires. Wang B; DeKosky BJ et al. in Nature Biotechnology, January 8, 2018
Recommended Reading - August 30th, 2018
- Host Nitric Oxide Disrupts Microbial Cell-to-Cell Communication to Inhibit Staphylococcal Virulence. Urbano R; Fang, FC; et al. in Cell Host Microbe, May 9, 2018
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Dietary trehalose enhances virulence of epidemic Clostridium difficile. Collins, J; Britton, A; et al in Nature, January 18, 2018
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Comprehensive skin microbiome analysis reveals the uniqueness of human skin and evidence for phylosymbiosis within the class Mammalia. Ross, AA; Neufeld, JD; et al. in PNAS, June 19, 2018
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Gut microbiome–mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells. Ma, C; Gretan, TF; et al. in Science, May 25, 2018
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In vivo imaging reveals a tumor-associated macrophage–mediated resistance pathway in anti–PD-1 therapy. Arlauckas, S; Pittet, MJ; et al. in Science Translational Medicine May 10, 2017
