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Katrina M. Jackson

University of MinnesotaORCID 0000-0002-2944-8015Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Chaoyang XueiD· 2 shared Kirsten NielseniD· 2 shared Aleeza C. GersteiniD· 1 shared Andrew Akampurira· 1 shared Arturo CasadevalliD· 1 shared Benjamin D. LueckiD· 1 shared David B. MeyaiD· 1 shared David R. BoulwareiD· 1 shared

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An Inositol Receptor Orchestrates Carbon Utilization and Fungal Virulence

Yina Wang, Robert J. Tancer, Maggie P. Wear, Katrina M. Jackson, Yu Zhang, Yong‐Gui Gao, Kirsten Nielsen, Arturo Casadevall, Chaoyang Xue

This study identifies Itr4, a novel inositol transceptor in Cryptococcus neoformans, which regulates inositol and glucose metabolism and fungal virulence.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Identification of pathogen genomic differences that impact human immune response and disease during Cryptococcus neoformans infection

Aleeza C. Gerstein, Katrina M. Jackson, Tami R. McDonald, Yina Wang, Benjamin D. Lueck, Sara Bohjanen, Kyle D. Smith, Andrew Akampurira, David B. Meya, Chaoyang Xue, David R. Boulware, Kirsten Nielsen

The paper identifies 40 Cryptococcus neoformans genes associated with human immune response and disease outcomes using clinical and genomic data from Ugandan patients.

mBio · Jul 15, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics