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K. M. Jones

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Aspartate aminotransferase is required for Salmonella expansion in the inflamed gut via TCA anaplerosis

Nicolas G. Shealy, Madi Baltagulov, H. F. Avalos, Joanna Olivas, K. M. Jones, Mariana Xavier Byndloss

This study shows that aspartate aminotransferase (AspC) is essential for Salmonella Typhimurium growth in the inflamed gut by supporting TCA cycle anaplerosis and aspartate metabolism.

Infection and Immunity · Mar 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Alterations to the cardiac metabolome induced by chronic T. cruzi infection relate to the degree of cardiac pathology

K. A. Hoffman, P. J. Hotez, M. E. Bottazzi, E. Hossain, Z. Liu, K. M. Jones, L.-I. McCall

This study examines metabolomic changes in the heart during chronic T. cruzi infection, linking metabolic alterations to cardiac fibrosis and inflammation.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2020Microbiology