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Byron B. Au‐Yeung

Emory UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6446-9102Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Alexander J. RitteriD· 1 shared Christopher D. SchareriD· 1 shared Dominik A. AylardiD· 1 shared Elze RackaityteiD· 1 shared Francisco Fontenla-IglesiasiD· 1 shared Hailyn V. NielseniD· 1 shared Irina ProektiD· 1 shared James L. Mueller· 1 shared

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Ancient IL-6-STAT5 signaling orchestrates inflammation in jawless vertebrates

Francisco Fontenla-Iglesias, Jean‐Louis Boulay, Jonathan P. Rast, Masayuki Hirano, Byron B. Au‐Yeung, Jesús Lamas, Weiming Li, Thomas L. J. Boehm, Max D. Cooper, Sabyasachi Das

This study identifies IL-6-like genes in jawless vertebrates and shows their role in inflammation through STAT5 signaling and SOCS gene regulation.

bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Transcriptional control of central T cell tolerance by NR4A family nuclear receptors

Hailyn V. Nielsen, Letitia Yang, James L. Mueller, Alexander J. Ritter, Ryosuke Hiwa, Irina Proekt, Elze Rackaityte, Dominik A. Aylard, Mansi Gupta, Christopher D. Scharer, Mark Stuart Anderson, Byron B. Au‐Yeung, Julie Zikherman

This study identifies the role of Nr4a family nuclear receptors in transcriptional control of T cell tolerance during thymic development, showing their necessity for negative selection and anergy-like programs in self-reactive T cells.

Nature Communications · Jan 17, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology