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B. Spencer

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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A. Hiron· 1 shared A. N. Riegler· 1 shared A. T. Belew· 1 shared C. J. Orihuela· 1 shared E. Martinez· 1 shared F. Ganaie· 1 shared H. Im· 1 shared J. d. C. Mendonca· 1 shared

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A. Hiron

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Capsule protects against intracellular killing and enables vascular endothelial cell translocation during invasive pneumococcal disease

T. Brissac, E. Martinez, K. L. Kruckow, A. N. Riegler, F. Ganaie, H. Im, S. Bakshi, N. M. Arroyo-Diaz, B. Spencer, J. S. Saad, M. H. Nahm, C. J. Orihuela

This study shows that pneumococcal capsule protects bacteria from oxidative stress in host cells and enhances disease severity by promoting intracellular survival and translocation.

bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Identification of zinc-dependent mechanisms used by Group B Streptococcus to overcome calprotectin-mediated stress

L. R. Burcham, Y. Le Breton, J. N. Radin, B. Spencer, L. Deng, A. Hiron, M. R. Ransom, J. d. C. Mendonca, A. T. Belew, N. M. El-Sayed, K. S. McIver, T. E. Kehl-Fie, K. Doran

This study identifies zinc-dependent mechanisms in Group B Streptococcus that allow it to survive calprotectin-mediated metal starvation and cause invasive disease.

bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2020Microbiology