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 - January & February 2024
- Synthetic Glycans Reveal Determinants of Antibody Functional Efficacy against a Fungal Pathogen. Crawford C, et al. in ACS Infectious Diseases, October 19, 2023
- Emapalumab for the treatment of refractory cytokine release syndrome in pediatric patients. Schuelke M, et al. in Blood Advances, September 18, 2023
- Molecular jackhammers eradicate cancer cells by vibronic-driven action. Ayala-Orozco C, et al. in Nature Chemistry, December 19, 2023
- Kupffer cell–like syncytia replenish resident macrophage function in the fibrotic liver. Peiseler M, et al. in Science, September 9, 2023
- A geometry-based approach to make viable-cell counting easy and cheap. Meyer C, et al. in Nature Microbiology, November 22, 2023
Recommended Reading - December 17th, 2023
- Probiotic-guided CAR-T cells for solid tumor targeting. Vincent R, et al. in Science, October 12, 2023
- A Candida auris–specific adhesin, Scf1, governs surface association, colonization, and virulence. Santana D, et al. in Science, September 28, 2023
- E-selectin-mediated rapid NLRP3 inflammasome activation regulates S100A8/S100A9 release from neutrophils via transient gasdermin D pore formation. Peruenster M, et al. in Nature Immunology, October 30, 2023
- Selection of a de novo gene that can promote survival of Escherichia coli by modulating protein homeostasis pathways. Idan Frumkin & Michael T. Laub. in Nature Ecology & Evolution, November 9, 2023
- Discovery of antibiotics that selectively kill metabolically dormant bacteria. Zheng E, et al . in PNAS, November 28, 2023
Recommended Reading - November 19th, 2023
- Type I interferons and Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole cell lysate induce distinct transcriptional responses in M. tuberculosis infection. Mutua F, et al. in Tuberculosis, September 11, 2023
- Activation of AIM2 by hepatitis B virus results in antiviral immunity that suppresses hepatitis C virus during coinfection. Li Y, et al. in Journal of Virology, August 28, 2023
- Divergent Actions of Renal Tubular and Endothelial Type 1 IL-1 Receptor Signaling in Toxin-Induced AKI. Ren J, et al. in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 1, 2023
- CD8 T cell tolerance results from eviction of immature autoreactive cells from the thymus. Badr M, et al. in Science, November 2, 2023
- Sialic acid plays a pivotal role in licensing Citrobacter rodentium’s transition from the intestinal lumen to a mucosal adherent niche. Liang Q, et al. in PNAS, July 3, 2023
Recommended Reading - September 17th, 2023
- Phage diversity in cell-free DNA identifies bacterial pathogens in human sepsis cases. Haddock N, et al. in Nature Microbiology, June 12, 2023
- Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae. Vidakovic L, et al. in Cell, May 8, 2023
- PD-1 maintains CD8 T cell tolerance towards cutaneous neoantigens. Damo M, et al. in Nature, June 21, 2023
- Individual bat virome analysis reveals co-infection and spillover among bats and virus zoonotic potential. Wang J, et al. in Nature Communications, July 10, 2023
- Influenza A virus coinfection dynamics are shaped by distinct virus-virus interactions within and between cells. Delima G, et al. in PLOS Pathogens, March 2, 2023
Recommended Reading - August 8th, 2023
- The enteric nervous system relays psychological stress to intestinal inflammation. Schneider K, et al. in Cell, May 5, 2023
- Viriforms—A New Category of Classifiable Virus-Derived Genetic Elements. Kuhn J & Koonin E. in Biomolecules, February 13, 2023
- De novo evolution of macroscopic multicellularity. Bozdag G. O, et al. in Nature, May 10, 2023
- Droplet Tn-Seq identifies the primary secretion mechanism for yersiniabactin in Yersinia pestis. Price, S, et al. in EMBO Reports, July 28, 2023
- Ectocytosis renders T cell receptor signaling self-limiting at the immune synapse. Stinchcombe J, et al. in Science, May 23, 2023
Recommended Reading - May 8th, 2023
- Mitochondrial ROS promotes susceptibility to infection via gasdermin D-mediated necroptosis. Weindel C, et al. in Cell, August 18, 2022
- CTCF mediates CD8+ effector differentiation through dynamic redistribution and genomic reorganization. Liu J, et al. in Journal of Experimental Medicine, April 23, 2023
- Exploring Masses and Internal Mass Distributions of Single Carboxysomes in Free Solution Using Fluorescence and Interferometric Scattering in an Anti-Brownian Trap. Lavania A, et al. in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, October 25, 2022
- STAT3 regulates CD8+ T cell differentiation and functions in cancer and acute infection. Sun Q, et al. in Journal of Experimental Medicine, April 3, 2023
- Neutrophil inflammasomes sense the subcellular delivery route of translocated bacterial effectors and toxins. Oh C, et al. in Cell Reports, November 22, 2022
Recommended Reading - April 16th, 2023
- Coordination of bacterial cell wall and outer membrane biosynthesis. Hummels K, et al. in Nature, March 1, 2023
- Immune landscape in invasive ductal and lobular breast cancer reveals a divergent macrophage-driven microenvironment. Onkar S, et al. in Nature Cancer, March 16, 2023
- SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) shows minimal neurotropism in a double-humanized mouse model. Alves, RPdS et al. in Antiviral Research, April 1, 2023
- Glycogen Metabolism in Candida albicans Impacts Fitness and Virulence during Vulvovaginal and Invasive Candidiasis. Miao, J et al. in mBio, February 22, 2023
- GPX4 regulates cellular necrosis and host resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Amaral E, et al. in Journal of Experimental Medicine, September 7, 2022
Recommended Reading - March 5th, 2023
- CD8+ T cell activation in cancer comprises an initial activation phase in lymph nodes followed by effector differentiation within the tumor. Prokhnevska N, et al. in Immunity, December 21, 2022
- Bacterial droplet-based single-cell RNA-seq reveals antibiotic-associated heterogeneous cellular states. Ma P, et al. in Cell, February 16, 2023
- Influenza A virus undergoes compartmentalized replication in vivo dominated by stochastic bottlenecks. Amato K, et al. in Nature Communications, June 14, 2022
- The maternal prenatal and offspring early-life gut microbiome of childhood asthma phenotypes. Lee-Sarwar K, et al. in Allergy, September 15, 2022
- A cytoskeletal vortex drives phage nucleus rotation during jumbo phage replication in E. coli. Birkholz E, et al. in Cell Reports, August 16, 2022
Recommended Reading - February 5th, 2023
- Past history of obesity triggers persistent epigenetic changes in innate immunity and exacerbates neuroinflammation. Hata M, et al. in Science, January 6, 2023
- Functional T cells are capable of supernumerary cell division and longevity. Soerens A, et al. in Nature, December 5, 2022
- Chlamydia repurposes the actin-binding protein EPS8 to disassemble epithelial tight junctions and promote infection. Dolat L, et al. in Cell Host & Microbe, December 14, 2022
- Gut colonization by Proteobacteria alters host metabolism and modulates cocaine neurobehavioral responses. Cuesta S, et al. in Cell Host & Microbe, November 9, 2022
- Fetal and maternal NLRP3 signaling is required for preterm labor and birth. Motomura K, et al. in The Journal of Clinical Investigation Insights, August 22, 2022
Recommended Reading - December 11, 2022
- Lymphatic migration of unconventional T cells promotes site-specific immunity in distinct lymph nodes. Ataide M, et al. in Immunity, October 11, 2022
- Gut bacterial nutrient preferences quantified in vivo. Zeng X, et al. in Cell Reports, September 1, 2022
- Protein Kinase CK2 Controls CD8+ T Cell Effector and Memory Function during Infection. Yang W, et al. in The Journal of Immunology, September 1, 2022
- Design, construction, and in vivo augmentation of a complex gut microbiome. Cheng A, et al in Cell, September 15, 2022
- Actin cytoskeleton remodeling primes RIG-I-like receptor activation. Acharya D, et al. in Cell, September 15, 2022
