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M. Townsend

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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A. A. Hoffmann· 1 shared A. G. Callahan· 1 shared A. Iwasaki· 1 shared A. Venkataraman· 1 shared B. M. Gunn· 1 shared F. Zhang· 1 shared G. Alter· 1 shared I. Kang· 1 shared

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A. A. Hoffmann

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A decade of stability for wMel Wolbachia in natural Aedes aegypti populations

P. A. Ross, K. L. Robinson, Q. Yang, A. G. Callahan, T. L. Schmidt, J. K. Axford, M. P. Coquilleau, K. M. Staunton, M. Townsend, S. A. Ritchie, M.-J. Lau, X. Gu, A. A. Hoffmann

This study shows that the wMel Wolbachia strain remains stable in Aedes aegypti populations over a decade, with no significant phenotypic or genomic changes affecting its disease-blocking capabilities.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Antibody against envelope protein from human endogenous retrovirus activates neutrophils in systemic lupus erythematosus

M. Tokuyama, B. M. Gunn, A. Venkataraman, Y. M. Kong, I. Kang, M. Townsend, K. Costenbader, G. Alter, A. Iwasaki

The paper identifies an endogenous retrovirus envelope protein, ERV-K102, elevated in SLE patients, which is activated by SLE IgG to promote neutrophil activation and NET formation.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2019Immunology

Identification of CP77 as the third orthopoxvirus SAMD9L inhibitor with a unique specificity for a rodent SAMD9L

F. Zhang, X. Meng, M. Townsend, P. Satheshkumar, Y. Xiang

The paper identifies CP77 as a third orthopoxvirus inhibitor of rodent SAMD9L, showing it uniquely targets Chinese hamster SAMD9L and enables viral replication.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2019Microbiology