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William Maurice Shafer

Emory UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9303-8777Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Concerta L. HolleyiD· 2 shared Vijaya DhulipalaiD· 2 shared Adriana Le VaniD· 1 shared Alison Swaims-KohlmeieriD· 1 shared Anice C. LoweniD· 1 shared Ann E. JerseiD· 1 shared Christopher D. SchareriD· 1 shared Jacqueline T. BalthazariD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 1, 2026

CpxR and HicB exert independent regulatory action on the gonococcal hicAB-encoded toxin-antitoxin system

Concerta L. Holley, Vijaya Dhulipala, William Maurice Shafer

The paper investigates how CpxR and HicB independently regulate the HicAB toxin-antitoxin system in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in response to gentamicin.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.28.747762

humanbulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedJul 30, 2025

Gentamicin induction of the gonococcal hicAB toxin-antitoxin encoding system and 2 impact on gene expression influencing biofilm formation and in vivo fitness in a strain specific manner

Concerta L. Holley, Vijaya Dhulipala, Adriana Le Van…·William Maurice Shafer

This paper shows that sub-lethal gentamicin levels increase the hicAB toxin-antitoxin system in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, reducing biofilm formation and in vivo fitness in some strains.

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ImmunologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedJun 6, 2025

Murine modeling of menstruation identifies immune correlates of protection during Chlamydia muridarum challenge.

Laurel A. Lawrence, M Elliott Williams, Paola Vidal…·Alison Swaims-Kohlmeier

This study uses a murine menstruation model to show that NK cell infiltration during endometrial remodeling protects against Chlamydia muridarum infection.

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