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Ana Karina Nisperuza Vidal

Tulane UniversityORCID 0009-0002-6952-4278Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Amrita Kumar· 1 shared Calder R. EllsworthiD· 1 shared Chenxiao WangiD· 1 shared Derek A. PociaskiD· 1 shared Jay K. KollsiD· 1 shared Jefferson Fernandes EvangelistaiD· 1 shared M Khatun· 1 shared Michaela J. AlleniD· 1 shared

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IRF7 deficiency increases disease severity independently of TLR7 recognition in Influenza A infection in mice

Ana Karina Nisperuza Vidal, Chenxiao Wang, Michaela J. Allen, Xiaofeng Ding, Jefferson Fernandes Evangelista, Yilin Chen, M Khatun, Amrita Kumar, Calder R. Ellsworth, Mohammad Islamuddin, Robert V. Blair, Suryaprakash R. Sambhara, Jay K. Kolls, Derek A. Pociask, Xuebin Qin

This study shows that IRF7 deficiency worsens influenza A disease in mice, independent of TLR7, by impairing early interferon responses and adaptive immunity.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintImmunology