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Xintong Dong

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteORCID 0000-0002-6887-8712Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Aleksander GeskeiD· 1 shared Celeste Flores· 1 shared Dona Ridma Harindri Sirimanna· 1 shared Jacob HoginsiD· 1 shared Julia NguyeniD· 1 shared Larry ReitzeriD· 1 shared Nathachit LimjunyawongiD· 1 shared Philippe E. ZimmerniD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A basophil-specific GPCR mediates the immune response to helminth infection

Aleksander Geske, Rong Pan, Celeste Flores, Taylor Follansbee, Nathachit Limjunyawong, Dona Ridma Harindri Sirimanna, Xintong Dong, Xinzhong Dong

This study identifies Mrgpra6 as a basophil-specific GPCR essential for host defense against helminth infection, showing its role in innate immunity and parasite control.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

PREFERENTIAL INVASION OF DIFFERENTIATED BLADDER CARCINOMA CELLS BY FLAGELLATED GROUP B2 ESCHERICHIA COLI

Jacob Hogins, Julia Nguyen, Waris Muhammad Khuwaja, Sydney Hall, Virginia Fogg, Xintong Dong, Philippe E. Zimmern, Larry Reitzer

The paper investigates the invasion of bladder carcinoma cells by different phylogenetic groups of E. coli, finding that group B2 strains preferentially invade differentiated cells, with flagella playing a key role.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology