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Helena Webb

University of CambridgeORCID 0000-0002-7927-8288Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Alexander D. CookiD· 3 shared Mark CarringtoniD· 3 shared Matthew K. HigginsiD· 3 shared Nicola MinshalliD· 3 shared Olivia J. S. MacleodiD· 2 shared Sourav BanerjeeiD· 2 shared

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An African trypanosome surface protein inhibits amplification of the complement system

Alexander D. Cook, Helena Webb, Nicola Minshall, Mark Carrington, Matthew K. Higgins

The paper identifies a T. brucei surface protein that inhibits the complement system by blocking the C3bBb convertase.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

A Trypanosoma brucei gambiense gene variant confers human serum resistance

Nicola Minshall, Sourav Banerjee, Olivia J. S. Macleod, Helena Webb, Alexander D. Cook, Matthew K. Higgins, Mark Carrington

The paper identifies a gene variant in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense that confers resistance to human serum, explaining how this subspecies evades trypanolytic factors.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Cell surface localisation of GPI-anchored receptors in Trypanosoma brucei

Sourav Banerjee, Nicola Minshall, Alexander D. Cook, Olivia J. S. Macleod, Helena Webb, Matthew K. Higgins, Mark Carrington

This study shows GPI-anchored receptors in Trypanosoma brucei are localized across the entire cell surface, not just the flagellar pocket, challenging previous assumptions about immune evasion.

eLife · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology