Ioannis Alexopoulos

Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor targets lung stem cell niches to accelerate alveolar repair after virus-induced lung injury

This study identifies GM-CSF as a factor that promotes lung repair by targeting stem cell niches after viral injury, enhancing epithelial cell proliferation and barrier repair.

TNF Superfamily Member 14 Drives Post-Influenza Depletion of Alveolar Macrophages Enabling Secondary Pneumococcal Pneumonia

This study identifies TNFSF14 as a driver of alveolar macrophage depletion after influenza, increasing susceptibility to pneumococcal pneumonia, and shows targeting this pathway can reduce disease severity.

Ribosomes modulate transcriptome abundance via generalized frameshift and out-of-frame mRNA decay.

The paper shows that ribosomes modulate transcriptome abundance through frameshifts and out-of-frame mRNA decay in yeast under poor nutritional conditions, with conservation across species.

The Drosophila FUS ortholog cabeza promotes adult founder myoblast selection by Xrp1-dependent regulation of FGF signaling

This study shows that the Drosophila FUS ortholog cabeza regulates founder myoblast selection via Xrp1-dependent FGF signaling, affecting muscle development.