Pseudomonas aeruginosa transcriptome analysis of metal restriction in ex vivo cystic fibrosis sputum

SL Neff, G Doing, T Reiter, TH Hampton… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections are a feature of cystic fibrosis (CF) that
many patients experience even with the advent of highly effective modulator therapies …

The power of weak, transient interactions across biology: A paradigm of emergent behavior

PA Vasquez, B Walker, K Bloom, D Kolbin… - Physica D: Nonlinear …, 2023 - Elsevier
A growing list of diverse biological systems and their equally diverse functionalities provides
realizations of a paradigm of emergent behavior. In each of these biological systems …

Rocket-miR, a translational launchpad for miRNA-based antimicrobial drug development

SL Neff, TH Hampton, K Koeppen, S Sarkar… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Developing software tools that leverage biological data sets to accelerate drug discovery is
an important aspect of bioinformatic research. Here, we present a novel example: a web …

Effects of mucin and DNA concentrations in airway mucus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm recalcitrance

KR Rouillard, WJ Kissner, MR Markovetz, DB Hill - Msphere, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The pathological properties of airway mucus in cystic fibrosis (CF) are dictated by mucus
concentration and composition, with mucins and DNA being responsible for mucus …

Clostridioides difficile-mucus interactions encompass shifts in gene expression, metabolism, and biofilm formation

KL Furtado, L Plott, M Markovetz, D Powers, H Wang… - Msphere, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In a healthy colon, the stratified mucus layer serves as a crucial innate immune barrier to
protect the epithelium from microbes. Mucins are complex glycoproteins that serve as a …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular DNA in sputum is associated with pulmonary function and hospitalization in patients with cystic fibrosis

TC Piva, C Luft, KH Antunes, PJC Marostica… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Elevated extracellular DNA levels are found in the sputum of patients with cystic
fibrosis (CF). However, studies investigating the association of extracellular DNA with CF …