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Rafael Rivera‐Lugo

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0002-2346-2297Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2

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Avoidance of MAIT cells is an essential determinant of Listeriamonocytogenes pathogenesis

Rafael Rivera‐Lugo, Jesse Garcia Castillo, Mariya Lobanovska, Eugene Tang, Andrea Anaya-Sanchez, Scott Espich, Sarah A. Stanley, Michel J.P. DuPage, Daniel A. Portnoy

This study shows that Listeria monocytogenes evades MAIT cells by lacking riboflavin biosynthesis, and engineered strains that produce riboflavin activate MAIT cells, offering therapeutic potential against infections and cancer.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Tax1bp1 enhances bacterial virulence and promotes inflammatory responses during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of alveolar macrophages

Jeffrey Chin, Nalin Abeydeera, Teresa Repasy, Rafael Rivera‐Lugo, Gabriel Mitchell, Vinh Q Nguyen, Weihao Zheng, Alicia Richards, Erica J. Stevenson, Danielle L. Swaney, Nevan J. Krogan, J. Ernst, Jeffery S. Cox, Jonathan M. Budzik

This study shows Tax1bp1 promotes Mtb growth in alveolar macrophages and enhances inflammatory responses, while restricting Mtb in bone marrow-derived macrophages.

PLoS Pathogens · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology