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Oregon Health & Science University: Portland, OR, US

2022-07-01 to present | Associate Professor (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology)
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Fikadu Tafesse

Oregon Health & Science University: Portland, OR, US

2016-02-01 to 2022-06-01 | Assistant Professor (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology)
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Fikadu Tafesse

Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

2014-07-01 to 2016-01-31 | Instructor
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Education and qualifications (2)

Whitehead Institute: Cambridge, MA, US

2010-04-01 to 2014-06-30 | Postdoctoral fellow
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Fikadu Tafesse

Utrecht University: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2005-10-01 to 2009-12-14 | PhD
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Immune imprinting and vaccination interval underly XBB.1.5 monovalent vaccine immunogenicity

2025-02-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Xammy H. Wrynla; Timothy A. Bates; Mila Trank-Greene; Mastura Wahedi; Audrey Hinchliff; Marcel E. Curlin; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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Trifunctional fatty acid derivatives: the impact of diazirine placement

Chemical Communications
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Scotland E. Farley; Ryu Hashimoto; Judah Evangelista; Frank Stein; Per Haberkant; Kazuya Kikuchi; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Carsten Schultz
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A nanobody interaction with SARS-COV-2 Spike allows the versatile targeting of lentivirus vectors

Journal of Virology
2024-09-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Ayna Alfadhli; Timothy A. Bates; Robin Lid Barklis; CeAnn Romanaggi; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Eric Barklis; Shan-Lu Liu
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A Nanobody Interaction with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Allows the Versatile Targeting of Lentivirus Vectors

2024-06-07 | Preprint
Contributors: Ayna Alfadhli; Timothy A. Bates; Robin Lid Barklis; CeAnn Romanaggi; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Eric Barklis
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Trifunctional fatty acid derivatives demonstrate the impact of diazirine placement

2024-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Scotland E Farley; Ryu Hashimoto; Judah Evangelista; Frank Stein; Per Haberkant; Kazuya Kikuchi; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Carsten Schultz
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Humoral Immunity Elicited by the XBB.1.5 Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccine

2024-03-26 | Preprint
Contributors: Xammy Huu Nguyenla; Timothy A. Bates; Mila Trank-Greene; Mastura Wahedi; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Marcel Curlin
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ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6 specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

2023-12-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Timothy A Bates; Mila Trank-Greene; Xammy Huu Wrynla; Aidan Anastas; Ilaria Merutka; SHANDEE DIXON; Anthony Shumate; Abigail R Groncki; Matthew Parson; Eric Barklis et al.
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Trifunctional sphinganine: a new tool to dissect sphingolipid function

2023-10-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Scotland Farley; Frank Stein; Per Haberkant; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Carsten Schultz
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Systematic analysis of the sphingomyelin synthase family inC. elegans

2023-07-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Gaelen G. Guzman; Scotland Farley; Jennifer E. Kyle; Lisa M. Bramer; Sandra Hoeltzl; Joep van den Dikkenberg; Joost C. M. Holthuis; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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Diverging maternal and infant cord antibody functions from SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in pregnancy

2023-05-02 | Preprint
Contributors: Emily H. Adhikari; Pei Lu; Ye jin Kang; Ann R. McDonald; Jessica E. Pruszynski; Timothy A. Bates; Savannah K. McBride; Mila Trank-Greene; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Lenette L. Lu
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An extended interval between vaccination and infection enhances hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

JCI Insight
2023-03-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy A. Bates; Hans C. Leier; Savannah K. McBride; Devin Schoen; Zoe L. Lyski; David X. Lee; William B. Messer; Marcel E. Curlin; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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The time between vaccination and infection impacts immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

2023-01-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Timothy A. Bates; Hans C. Leier; Savannah K. McBride; Devin Schoen; Zoe L. Lyski; David X. Lee; William B. Messer; Marcel E. Curlin; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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"Flash & Click": Multifunctionalized Lipid Derivatives as Tools To Study Viral Infections.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2022-07-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Carsten Schultz; Scotland Farley; Tafesse FG
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Fikadu Tafesse

A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants

Nature Communications
2022-06-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Scotland E. Farley; Jennifer E. Kyle; Hans C. Leier; Lisa M. Bramer; Jules B. Weinstein; Timothy A. Bates; Joon-Yong Lee; Thomas O. Metz; Carsten Schultz; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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A Single Dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Elicits High Antibody Responses in Individuals with Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Comparable to That of Two-Dose-Vaccinated, SARS-CoV-2-Infection-Naïve Individuals: A Longitudinal Study in Ethiopian Health Workers.

Vaccines
2022-05-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Tesfaye Gelanew; Andargachew Mulu; Abebe M; Bates TA; Wassie L; Teferi M; Fentahun D; Alemu A; Tamiru F; Gebeyehu Assefa Mitku et al.
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Fikadu Tafesse

Omicron neutralizing antibody response following booster vaccination compared with breakthrough infection

2022-04-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Marcel E. Curlin; Timothy A. Bates; Gaelen Guzman; Devin Schoen; Savannah K. McBride; Samuel D. Carpenter; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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A potent alpaca-derived nanobody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants

iScience
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jules B. Weinstein; Timothy A. Bates; Hans C. Leier; Savannah K. McBride; Eric Barklis; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants.

Science immunology
2022-02-18 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Timothy A Bates; Savannah K McBride; Hans Leier; Gaelen Guzman; Zoe Lyski; Devin Schoen; Bradie Winders; Joon-Yong Lee; David Xthona Lee; William Messer et al.
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A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants

2022-02-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Scotland E. Farley; Jennifer E. Kyle; Hans C. Leier; Lisa M. Bramer; Jules Weinstein; Timothy A. Bates; Joon-Yong Lee; Thomas O. Metz; Carsten Schultz; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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A potent alpaca-derived nanobody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants

2022-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Jules B. Weinstein; Timothy A. Bates; Hans C. Leier; Savannah K. McBride; Eric Barklis; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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Antibody Response and Variant Cross-Neutralization After SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection.

JAMA
2022-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy A Bates; Savannah K McBride; Bradie Winders; Schoen D; Trautmann L; Curlin ME; Tafesse FG
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Ceramide synthase 2 deletion decreases the infectivity of HIV-1

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85102513523

Part of ISSN: 1083351X 00219258
Contributors: Barklis, E.; Alfadhli, A.; Kyle, J.E.; Bramer, L.M.; Bloodsworth, K.J.; Barklis, R.L.; Leier, H.C.; Petty, R.M.; Zelnik, I.D.; Metz, T.O. et al.
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Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants by convalescent and vaccinated serum

medRxiv
2021 | Other
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2-s2.0-85106204368

Contributors: Bates, T.A.; Leier, H.C.; Lyski, Z.L.; McBride, S.K.; Coulter, F.J.; Weinstein, J.B.; Goodman, J.R.; Lu, Z.; Siegel, S.A.R.; Sullivan, P. et al.
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Previously infected vaccinees broadly neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants

medRxiv
2021 | Other
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2-s2.0-85106192754

Contributors: Leier, H.C.; Bates, T.A.; Lyski, Z.L.; McBride, S.K.; Lee, D.X.; Coulter, F.J.; Goodman, J.R.; Lu, Z.; Curlin, M.E.; Messer, W.B. et al.
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Age-Dependent Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and P.1 Variant by Vaccine Immune Serum Samples.

JAMA
2021-07-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy A Bates; Hans Leier; Lyski ZL; James Goodman; Curlin ME; Messer WB; Tafesse FG
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Fikadu Tafesse

Capsid-specific nanobody effects on HIV-1 assembly and infectivity.

Virology
2021-07-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Alfadhli A; CeAnn Romanaggi; Barklis RL; Ilaria Merutka; Timothy A Bates; Tafesse FG; Barklis E
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Fikadu Tafesse

SARS-CoV-2 specific memory B-cells from individuals with diverse disease severities recognize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

2021-06-03 | Other
Contributors: Zoe L. Lyski; Amanda E. Brunton; Matt I. Strnad; Peter E. Sullivan; Sarah A.R. Siegel; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Mark K. Slifka; William B. Messer
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Cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV structural protein antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Cell Reports
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy A. Bates; Jules B. Weinstein; Scotland Farley; Hans C. Leier; William B. Messer; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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Sphingomyelin Biosynthesis Is Essential for Phagocytic Signaling during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Cell Entry

mBio
2021-02-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Patrick Niekamp; Gaelen Guzman; Hans C. Leier; Ali Rashidfarrokhi; Veronica Richina; Fabian Pott; Caroline Barisch; Joost C. M. Holthuis; Fikadu G. Tafesse; Christina L. Stallings
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A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication

bioRxiv
2020 | Other
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2-s2.0-85095655503

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Leier, H.C.; Weinstein, J.B.; Kyle, J.E.; Lee, J.-Y.; Bramer, L.M.; Stratton, K.G.; Kempthorne, D.; Navratil, A.R.; Tafesse, E.G.; Hornemann, T. et al.
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A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication

Nature Communications
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85088310614

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Leier, H.C.; Weinstein, J.B.; Kyle, J.E.; Lee, J.-Y.; Bramer, L.M.; Stratton, K.G.; Kempthorne, D.; Navratil, A.R.; Tafesse, E.G.; Hornemann, T. et al.
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Alternative splicing of MR1 regulates antigen presentation to MAIT cells

Scientific Reports
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85091300668

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Narayanan, G.A.; Nellore, A.; Tran, J.; Worley, A.H.; Meermeier, E.W.; Karamooz, E.; Huber, M.E.; Kurapova, R.; Tafesse, F.G.; Harriff, M.J. et al.
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Cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV structural protein antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

bioRxiv
2020 | Other
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2-s2.0-85098905843

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Bates, T.A.; Weinstein, J.B.; Farley, S.E.; Leier, H.C.; Messer, W.B.; Tafesse, F.G.
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Rab6 regulates recycling and retrograde trafficking of MR1 molecules

Scientific Reports
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85096640647

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Huber, M.E.; Kurapova, R.; Heisler, C.M.; Karamooz, E.; Tafesse, F.G.; Harriff, M.J.
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The squeaky yeast gets greased: The roles of host lipids in the clearance of pathogenic fungi

Journal of Fungi
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85079183967

Part of ISSN: 2309608X
Contributors: Guzman, G.; Niekamp, P.; Tafesse, F.G.
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Visualization and Quantification of Phagocytosis by Neutrophils

Methods in Molecular Biology
2020 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85075113849

Part of ISSN: 19406029 10643745
Contributors: Guzman, G.; Tafesse, F.G.
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Alternative Splicing of MR1 regulates antigen presentation to MAIT cells

bioRxiv
2019 | Other
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2-s2.0-85095645652

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Narayanan, G.A.; Nellore, A.; Tran, J.G.; Worley, A.H.; Meermeier, E.W.; Karamooz, E.; Huber, M.; Kurapova, R.; Tafesse, F.; Harriff, M.J. et al.
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Ceramides bind VDAC2 to trigger mitochondrial apoptosis

Nature Communications
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85064901827

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Dadsena, S.; Bockelmann, S.; Mina, J.G.M.; Hassan, D.G.; Korneev, S.; Razzera, G.; Jahn, H.; Niekamp, P.; Müller, D.; Schneider, M. et al.
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Heterogeneous GM-CSF signaling in macrophages is associated with control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Nature Communications
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85066234687

Part of ISSN: 20411723
Contributors: Bryson, B.D.; Rosebrock, T.R.; Tafesse, F.G.; Itoh, C.Y.; Nibasumba, A.; Babunovic, G.H.; Corleis, B.; Martin, C.; Keegan, C.; Andrade, P. et al.
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Sphingomyelin biosynthesis is essential for phagocytic signaling during Mycobacterium tuberculosis host cell entry

bioRxiv
2019 | Other
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2-s2.0-85095619930

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Niekamp, P.; Guzman, G.; Leier, H.; Rashidfarrokhi, A.; Richina, V.; Pott, F.; Holthuis, J.C.M.; Tafesse, F.G.
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Lipids and pathogenic flaviviruses: An intimate union

PLOS Pathogens
2018-05-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Hans C. Leier; Rebecca Ellis Dutch; William B. Messer; Fikadu G. Tafesse
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Ceramide phosphoethanolamine synthase SMSr is a target of caspase-6 during apoptotic cell death

Bioscience Reports
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85025816095

Part of ISSN: 15734935 01448463
Contributors: Cabukusta, B.; Nettebrock, N.T.; Kol, M.; Hilderink, A.; Tafesse, F.G.; Holthuis, J.C.
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Switching head group selectivity in mammalian sphingolipid biosynthesis by active-site-engineering of sphingomyelin synthases

Journal of Lipid Research
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018900200

Part of ISSN: 15397262 00222275
Contributors: Kol, M.; Panatala, R.; Nordmann, M.; Swart, L.; Van Suijlekom, L.; Cabukusta, B.; Hilderink, A.; Grabietz, T.; Mina, J.G.M.; Somerharju, P. et al.
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Visualizing the early stages of phagocytosis

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014414158

Part of ISSN: 1940087X
Contributors: Rashidfarrokhi, A.; Richina, V.; Tafesse, F.G.
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The activity of myeloid cell-specific VHH immunotoxins is target-, epitope-, subset- and organ dependent.

Scientific reports
2017-12-20 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Bachran C; Matthias Schröder; Conrad L; Cragnolini JJ; Fikadu Tafesse; Helming L; Ploegh HL; Swee LK
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A Functional Role for Antibodies in Tuberculosis

Cell
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84990842088

Part of ISSN: 10974172 00928674
Contributors: Lu, L.L.; Chung, A.W.; Rosebrock, T.R.; Ghebremichael, M.; Yu, W.H.; Grace, P.S.; Schoen, M.K.; Tafesse, F.; Martin, C.; Leung, V. et al.
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Switching head group selectivity in mammalian sphingolipid biosynthesis by active-site engineering of sphingomyelin synthases

Journal of Lipid Research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84977138798

Part of ISSN: 15397262 00222275
Contributors: Kol, M.; Panatala, R.; Nordmann, M.; Swart, L.; Van Suijlekom, L.; Cabukusta, B.; Hilderink, A.; Grabietz, T.; Mina, J.G.M.; Somerharju, P. et al.
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Usp12 stabilizes the T-cell receptor complex at the cell surface during signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84957825075

Part of ISSN: 10916490 00278424
Contributors: Jahan, A.S.; Lestra, M.; Swee, L.K.; Fan, Y.; Lamers, M.M.; Tafesse, F.G.; Theile, C.S.; Spooner, E.; Bruzzone, R.; Ploegh, H.L. et al.
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Disruption of Sphingolipid Biosynthesis Blocks Phagocytosis of Candida albicans

PLoS Pathogens
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84946082177

Part of ISSN: 15537374 15537366
Contributors: Tafesse, F.G.; Rashidfarrokhi, A.; Schmidt, F.I.; Freinkman, E.; Dougan, S.; Dougan, M.; Esteban, A.; Maruyama, T.; Strijbis, K.; Ploegh, H.L.
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GPR107, a G-protein-coupled receptor essential for intoxication by Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin a, localizes to the Golgi and is cleaved by furin

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84906875898

Part of ISSN: 1083351X 00219258
Contributors: Tafesse, F.G.; Guimaraes, C.P.; Maruyama, T.; Carette, J.E.; Lory, S.; Brummelkamp, T.R.; Ploegh, H.L.
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Journal of leukocyte biology. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (2)
Review activity for Nature microbiology. (1)
Review activity for Trends in cell biology. (1)