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Spencer S. Gang

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0002-5907-0631Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetics· 1 Immunology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Emily R. TroemeliD· 2 shared Amitkumar Fulzele· 1 shared Breanna WalshiD· 1 shared Elissa A. HallemiD· 1 shared Eric J. BennettiD· 1 shared Felicitas RuiziD· 1 shared Johan PanekiD· 1 shared Kirthi C. ReddyiD· 1 shared

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The C. elegans immune switch proteins PALS-25 and PALS-22 localizeto mitochondria and regulate fragmentation

Spencer S. Gang, Max W Strul, Emily R. Troemel

This study identifies PALS-22 and PALS-25 as mitochondrial proteins in C. elegans that regulate mitochondrial fragmentation to enhance immunity against intracellular pathogens.

bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

Carbon dioxide shapes parasite-host interactions in a human-infective nematode

Navonil Banerjee, Spencer S. Gang, Michelle L. Castelletto, Breanna Walsh, Felicitas Ruiz, Elissa A. Hallem

This study shows that CO2 influences different life stages of the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, affecting their behavior and development during host interaction.

Current Biology · Dec 24, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase promotes thermotolerance as part of the Intracellular Pathogen Response in C. elegans

Johan Panek, Spencer S. Gang, Kirthi C. Reddy, Robert J. Luallen, Amitkumar Fulzele, Eric J. Bennett, Emily R. Troemel

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2019 · PreprintGenetics