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Molly Elkins

Temple University

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Biofilm-Derived Curli and Z-DNA Shape Anti-DNA Antibody Responses During Salmonella Infections

Molly Elkins, Kaitlyn C. M. Grando, Courtney Covolo, Diane M Spencer, Jacob F. Maziarz, Erin M. Vasicek, Carly DeAntoneo, Francisco Javier Albicoro, Shingo Bessho, Zachary Reichenbach, Sophia Olubajo, Bettina A. Buttaro, Siddharth Balachandran, John S. Gunn, David S. Pisetsky, Çağla Tükel

This study shows that Salmonella biofilms contain Z-DNA, which triggers anti-Z-DNA antibody responses in mice, linking bacterial infections and biofilm formation to autoimmune disease.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 14, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology