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Ann Johnson

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterORCID 0000-0001-7444-3857Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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ImmunologyCell Host & MicrobePeer-reviewedJun 17, 2026

The gut microbiota directs vitamin A flux to regulate intestinal T cell development

Tarun Srinivasan, Chaitanya Dende, Kelly A. Ruhn…·Lora V. Hooper

This paper shows the gut microbiota regulates intestinal T cell development by directing vitamin A flux through a sequential pathway involving epithelial, myeloid, and T cells.

3 citations

mouseproteomics

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMar 10, 2026

Epithelial sensing of vitamin A shapes intestinal antimicrobial defense

Gabriella M. Quinn, Daniel C. Propheter, Kartik Kulkarni…·Lora V. Hooper

This study shows dietary vitamin A enhances intestinal antimicrobial defenses by promoting REG3 lectin and defensin expression through retinoic acid receptor signaling.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.08.710399

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