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Maura C. Ruyechan

University of California, DavisORCID 0000-0001-7563-3038Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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MicrobiologyInfection and ImmunityPeer-reviewedJul 31, 2025

Cross-species protection suggests Entamoeba histolytica trogocytosis enables complement resistance through the transfer of negative regulators of complement activation

Maura C. Ruyechan, Wesley Huang, Katherine S. Ralston

The paper shows that Entamoeba histolytica uses trogocytosis to acquire and display human complement regulators, enabling resistance to complement lysis even when exposed to mouse serum.

DOI 10.1128/iai.00220-25

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