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M. F. Barber

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Microbiology· 2

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Assay:proteomics· 4 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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H. Al-Zubieri· 2 shared N. M. Paterson· 2 shared A. J. Farrand· 1 shared A. S. Piro· 1 shared B. V. Geisbrecht· 1 shared E. P. Skaar· 1 shared G. Wallace· 1 shared H. B. Buechi· 1 shared

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Dynamic evolution of bacterial ligand recognition by formyl peptide receptors

N. M. Paterson, H. Al-Zubieri, J. Ragona, J. Tirado, B. V. Geisbrecht, M. F. Barber

This study examines genetic variation in primate and carnivore formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) and its impact on bacterial ligand recognition, finding that sequence differences modulate immune responses to microbial ligands.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Diversification of CD1 molecules shapes lipid antigen selectivity

N. M. Paterson, H. Al-Zubieri, M. F. Barber

This study shows that CD1 molecule diversification in primates affects lipid antigen selectivity and T-cell interactions, highlighting lipid-protein conflicts in host-pathogen evolution.

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2020Evolutionary Biology

A rapidly evolving polybasic motif modulates bacterial detection by guanylate binding proteins

K. M. Kohler, M. Kutsch, A. S. Piro, G. Wallace, J. Coers, M. F. Barber

The paper shows that a rapidly evolving polybasic motif in primate GBP proteins modulates bacterial detection, specifically targeting Shigella flexneri through evolutionary changes.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2019Microbiology

Molecular basis for the evolution of species-specific hemoglobin capture by pathogenic Staphylococcus

J. E. Choby, H. B. Buechi, A. J. Farrand, E. P. Skaar, M. F. Barber

The paper shows that hemoglobin evolution in primates affects bacterial iron acquisition by Staphylococcus aureus, with adaptive mutations impairing bacterial binding.

bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2018Microbiology