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Katy M. Emanuel

University of Nebraska Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-1001-3505Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Howard S. FoxiD· 3 shared Meng NiuiD· 3 shared Benjamin G. Lamberty· 2 shared Xiaoke XuiD· 2 shared Andrew J. TreaseiD· 1 shared Arpan AcharyaiD· 1 shared Brenda Morsey· 1 shared Chittibabu GudaiD· 1 shared

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Howard S. FoxORCID

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintAug 6, 2025

Cocaine Acts Through Sigma-1 to Enhance HIV Infection of Microglia

Oluwatofunmi Oteju, Xiaoke Xu, Taylor Kist…·Peter J. Gaskill

This study shows cocaine enhances HIV infection of microglia via sigma-1 activation, which modulates the UPR to boost viral replication and immune evasion.

1 citation

humanbulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedSep 16, 2024

Microglia and macrophages alterations in the CNS during acute SIV infection: a single-cell analysis in rhesus macaques

Xiaoke Xu, Meng Niu, Benjamin G. Lamberty…·Howard S. Fox

This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze microglia and macrophages in rhesus macaques during acute SIV infection, revealing changes in cell clusters and gene expression linked to inflammation and neurodegeneration.

15 citations

ratscRNA-seq

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NeuroscienceFrontiers in ImmunologyPeer-reviewedNov 16, 2022

Morphine Suppresses Peripheral Responses and Transforms Brain Myeloid Gene Expression to Favor Neuropathogenesis in SIV Infection

Howard S. Fox, Meng Niu, Brenda Morsey…·Shilpa J. Buch

This study shows morphine suppresses immune responses and alters brain myeloid gene expression in SIV-infected macaques, promoting neuropathogenesis.

18 citations

non-human primatebulk RNA-seq

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