Ki-Wook Kim

Metabolic signals regulate resuscitation speed of antibiotic persister bacteria during infection

The paper shows that L-serine speeds up and arginine slows down the awakening of antibiotic persisters, offering new targets for treating chronic infections.

A sensor of oxidative stress confers virulence via response memory in Acinetobacter baumannii

This study identifies PmrB as an oxidative stress sensor in A. baumannii that confers virulence through response memory, enhancing survival during infection.

Tolerance to Lung Infection in TWIK2 K+ Efflux Mediated Macrophage Trained Immunity

This paper identifies ATP-mediated TWIK2 channel activation in alveolar macrophages as a mechanism for trained immunity and enhanced microbial killing.

Sensory lesioning induces microglial synapse elimination via ADAM10 and fractalkine signaling

This study shows that sensory lesioning causes microglia to eliminate synapses through ADAM10 and fractalkine signaling, revealing a neuron-to-microglia pathway for synaptic remodeling.