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1. Suppression of Class Switch Recombination to IgA by RASA2 and RASA3 through Inhibition of TGF-β Signaling. Mamand S, et al. in Journal of Immunology, October 25, 2024
2. The neonatal Fc receptor is a cellular receptor for human astrovirus. Ingle H, et al. in Nature Microbiology, November 22, 2024
3. Pangenome Analysis Reveals Novel Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition System and Phenazine Biosynthesis Operons in Proteus mirabilis BL95 That Are Located in An Integrative and Conjugative Element. Tatarenkov A, et al. in Microorganisms, June 28, 2024
4. Pathogenic diversification of the gut commensal Providencia alcalifaciens via acquisition of a second type III secretion system. Klein J, et al. in Infection and Immunity, September 10, 2024
5. Lupus-prone NZM2328 mice exhibit enhanced UV-induced myeloid cell recruitment and activation in a type I interferon dependent manner. Maz M, et al. in Cytokine, December 1, 2024

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1. Histone H1 kills MRSA. Marsman G, et al. in Cell Reports, November 14, 2024
2. Dietary and water restriction leads to increased susceptibility to antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Lacey K, et al. in Science Advances, July 24, 2024
3. Discovery and engineering of the antibody response to a prominent skin commensal. Bousbaine D, et al. in Nature, December 11, 2024
4. Cyanobacteria–probiotics symbionts for modulation of intestinal inflammation and microbiome dysregulation in colitis. Yang J, et al. in PNAS, December 16, 2024
5. Acetyl-CoA synthetase activity is enzymatically regulated by lysine acetylation using acetyl-CoA or acetyl-phosphate as donor molecule. Qin C, et al. in Nature Communications, July 17, 2024

1. Framework for exploring the sensory repertoire of the human gut microbiota. Ross P, et al. in mBio, May 17, 2024

2. Universal paramyxovirus vaccine design by stabilizing regions involved in structural transformation of the fusion protein. Langedijk J, et al. in Nature, May 31, 2024

3. Streptomyces umbrella toxin particles block hyphal growth of competing species. Zhao Q, et al. in Nature, April 17, 2024

4. Immunologic Predictors of Vaccine Responsiveness in Patients With Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Chong E, et al. in Journal of Immunology, July 15, 2024

5. Genetic variants associated with hantavirus infection in a reservoir host are related to regulation of inflammation and immune surveillance. Perez-Umphrey A, et al. in ScienceDirect, December 1, 2023

1. Dopamine transients follow a striatal gradient of reward time horizons. Mohebi A, et al. in Nature Neuroscience, February 6, 2024
2. Bacteriophage infection and killing of intracellular Mycobacterium abscessus. Schmalstig A, et al. in mBio, December 7, 2023
3. ADAR1p150 prevents MDA5 and PKR activation via distinct mechanisms to avert fatal autoinflammation. Hu Shi-Bin, Et al. in Molecular Cell, November 2, 2023
4. Long 3'UTRs predispose neurons to inflammation by promoting immunostimulatory double-stranded RNA formation. Dorrity T, et al. in Science Immunology, October 27, 2023
5. Microbiota-derived butyrate restricts tuft cell differentiation via histone deacetylase 3 to modulate intestinal type 2 immunity. Eshleman E, et al. in Cell Immunity, February 1, 2024

1. Histones with an unconventional DNA-binding mode in vitro are major chromatin constituents in the bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Mohebi A, et al. in Nature Microbiology, October 9, 2023
2. Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Histology for the Analysis of Budding Intestinal Organoids. Sekera E, et al. in Analytical Chemistry, March 1, 2024
3. Genome-wide profiling of Hfq-bound RNAs reveals the iron-responsive small RNA RusT in Caulobacter crescentus. Vogt L, et al. in mBio, March 21, 2024
4. Assessment of the Cutaneous Hormone Landscapes and Microbiomes in Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus. Pyle H, et al. in Journal of Investigative Dermatology, February 17, 2024
5. HtrA, fatty acids, and membrane protein interplay in Chlamydia trachomatis to impact stress response and trigger early cellular exit. Stange N, et al. in Journal of Bacteriology, March 6, 2024

1. Synthetic Glycans Reveal Determinants of Antibody Functional Efficacy against a Fungal Pathogen. Crawford C, et al. in ACS Infectious Diseases, October 19, 2023
2. Emapalumab for the treatment of refractory cytokine release syndrome in pediatric patients. Schuelke M, et al. in Blood Advances, September 18, 2023
3. Molecular jackhammers eradicate cancer cells by vibronic-driven action. Ayala-Orozco C, et al. in Nature Chemistry, December 19, 2023
4. Kupffer cell–like syncytia replenish resident macrophage function in the fibrotic liver. Peiseler M, et al. in Science, September 9, 2023
5. A geometry-based approach to make viable-cell counting easy and cheap. Meyer C, et al. in Nature Microbiology, November 22, 2023

1. Probiotic-guided CAR-T cells for solid tumor targeting. Vincent R, et al. in Science, October 12, 2023
2. A Candida auris–specific adhesin, Scf1, governs surface association, colonization, and virulence. Santana D, et al. in Science, September 28, 2023
3. 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
4. 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
5. Discovery of antibiotics that selectively kill metabolically dormant bacteria. Zheng E, et al . in PNAS, November 28, 2023

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. CD8 T cell tolerance results from eviction of immature autoreactive cells from the thymus. Badr M, et al. in Science, November 2, 2023
5. 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

1. ApoE isoform– and microbiota-dependent progression of neurodegeneration in a mouse model of tauopathy. Seo DO, et al. in Science, January 13, 2023
2. Heteroresistance to cefepime– taniborbactam in metallo-β-lactamaseencoding Enterobacterales. Weiss D, et al. in The Lancet, July 5, 2023
3. Effect of Micro-Patterned Mucin on Quinolone and Rhamnolipid Profiles of Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa under Antibiotic Stress. Bohn, P W, et al. in ACS Infectious Diseases, December 13, 2022
4. Systemic application of bone-targeting peptidoglycan hydrolases as a novel treatment approach for staphylococcal bone infection. Keller A, et al. in mBio, September 28, 2023
5. Variant STAT4 and Response to Ruxolitinib in an Autoinflammatory Syndrome. Baghdassarian H, et al. in The New England Journal of Medicine, June 15, 2023

1. Phage diversity in cell-free DNA identifies bacterial pathogens in human sepsis cases. Haddock N, et al. in Nature Microbiology, June 12, 2023
2. Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae. Vidakovic L, et al. in Cell, May 8, 2023
3. PD-1 maintains CD8 T cell tolerance towards cutaneous neoantigens. Damo M, et al. in Nature, June 21, 2023
4. 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
5. 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