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Jin-Fu Xu

Tongji UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8039-8973Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Caiqi ZhaoiD· 1 shared Daisy W. LeungiD· 1 shared Fan Li· 1 shared Harish NarasimhaniD· 1 shared Hongmei MouiD· 1 shared Hua Han· 1 shared Hua-Rong Huang· 1 shared Jie SuniD· 1 shared

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An immune-poised state of human bronchial epithelial cells mediates RSV resistance in adults

Caiqi Zhao, Yan Bai, Hongmei Mou, Paul H. Lerou, Daisy W. Leung, Harish Narasimhan, Xiaoqin Wei, Jie Sun, Jin‐Fu Xu, Rachel Fearns, Xingbin Ai

The paper identifies an age-associated immune-poised state in human bronchial epithelial cells that mediates RSV resistance in adults by enhancing RIG-I-STAT3 signaling.

Nature Communications · Jul 21, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Dectin-3 recognizes cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan to initiate host defense against cryptococcosis

Hua-Rong Huang, Fan Li, Hua Han, Quan-Zhen Lv, Xia Xu, Ning Li, Shunchun Wang, Jin-Fu Xu, Xin-Ming Jia

This study identifies Dectin-3 as a receptor for cryptococcal GXM, showing it activates immune pathways and protects against infection.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2018 · PreprintImmunology