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S. Wurster

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Organism:human· 1

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CD56-mediated activation of human natural killer cells is triggered by Aspergillus fumigatus galactosaminogalactan

L. Heilg, F. Natasha, N. Trinks, V. K. AIMANIANDA BOPAIAH, S. Sze Wah Wong, T. Fontaine, U. Terpitz, L. Strobel, F. Le Mauff, D. Sheppard, S. Schaeuble, O. Kurzai, K. Huenniger, E. Weiss, M. Vargas, , J. Loeffler

This study identifies galactosaminogalactan as the fungal ligand for CD56 on human NK cells, triggering antifungal responses and immune cell activation.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Tornadic shear stress induces a transient, calcineurin-dependent hyper-virulent phenotype in Mucorales molds

S. Wurster, A. M. Tatara, N. D. Albert, A. S. Ibrahim, J. Heitman, S. C. Lee, A. C. Shetty, C. McCracken, K. T. Graf, A. G. Mikos, V. M. Bruno, D. P. Kontoyiannis

This study shows that tornadic shear stress induces a transient, calcineurin-dependent hyper-virulent phenotype in Mucorales molds, with potential therapeutic implications for trauma-related mucormycosis.

bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2020Microbiology