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Mera F. Liccione

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A neutralizing human antibody induces movement of the HCoV-229E receptor binding domain

Mera F. Liccione, Trevor Scobey, Heather M. Froggatt, Camryn Pajon, Boyd L. Yount, Qi Yin, Taylor N. Spence, Emmanuel B. Walter, Kevin O. Saunders, Robert J. Edwards, Ralph Steven Baric, Barton F. Haynes, Derek W. Cain, Timothy Patrick Sheahan, Daniel Wrapp

This study isolates and characterizes neutralizing antibodies against HCoV-229E, showing one antibody induces conformational changes in the viral spike protein.

Communications Biology · Dec 31, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Protein Malnutrition Facilitates Intestinal Colonization with Highly Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Thomas Holowka, Veronica Feijoli Santiago, Jamie Xiao, Mera F. Liccione, Alisher Bimagambetov, Kenneth Walsh, Jason W. Arnold, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Oon Tek Ng, Jonathan Richard Swann, David van Duin, Luther A. Bartelt

This study shows that protein malnutrition in mice increases susceptibility to intestinal colonization by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, likely through reduced secondary bile acids.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology