Publications

Host Genetic Variation Has a Profound Impact on Immune Responses Mediating Control of Viral Load in Chronic Gammaherpesvirus Infection.
Holt EA, Waytashek CM, Sessions KJ, Asarian L, Lahue KG, Usherwood EJ, Teuscher C, Krementsov DN
J Immunol. 2023 Nov 15;211(10):1526-1539. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300294.
PMID: 37819784

Characterizing control of memory CD8 T cell differentiation by BTB-ZF transcription factor Zbtb20.
Preiss NK, Kamal Y, Wilkins OM, Li C, Kolling FW 4th, Trask HW, Usherwood YK, Cheng C, Frost HR, Usherwood EJ
Life Sci Alliance. 2023 Sep;6(9) doi: 10.26508/lsa.202201683. Epub 2023 Jul 6.
PMID: 37414528

Mitochondrial dysfunction triggers actin polymerization necessary for rapid glycolytic activation.
Chakrabarti R, Fung TS, Kang T, Elonkirjo PW, Suomalainen A, Usherwood EJ, Higgs HN
J Cell Biol. 2022 Nov 7;221(11) doi: 10.1083/jcb.202201160. Epub 2022 Sep 14.
PMID: 36102863

Resident memory CD8(+) T cells in regional lymph nodes mediate immunity to metastatic melanoma.
Molodtsov AK, Khatwani N, Vella JL, Lewis KA, Zhao Y, Han J, Sullivan DE, Searles TG, Preiss NK, Shabaneh TB, Zhang P, Hawkes AR, Malik BT, Kolling FW 4th, Usherwood EJ, Wong SL, Phillips JD, Shirai K, Angeles CV, Yan S, Curiel TJ, Huang YH, Cheng C, Turk MJ
Immunity. 2021 Sep 14;54(9):2117-2132.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.08.019.
PMID: 34525340

Endometrial Cancer Suppresses CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity in Postmenopausal Women.
Patel MV, Shen Z, Rodriguez-Garcia M, Usherwood EJ, Tafe LJ, Wira CR
Front Immunol. 2021;12:657326. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.657326. Epub 2021 Apr 23.
PMID: 33968059

Control of B Cell Lymphoma by Gammaherpesvirus-Induced Memory CD8 T Cells.
Preiss NK, Kang T, Usherwood YK, Huang YH, Branchini BR, Usherwood EJ
J Immunol. 2020 Dec 15;205(12):3372-3382. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000734. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
PMID: 33188072

Zbtb20 Restrains CD8 T Cell Immunometabolism and Restricts Memory Differentiation and Antitumor Immunity.
Sun Y, Preiss NK, Valenteros KB, Kamal Y, Usherwood YK, Frost HR, Usherwood EJ
J Immunol. 2020 Nov 15;205(10):2649-2666. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000459. Epub 2020 Sep 30.
PMID: 32998985

CD8(+) T Cells Require ITK-Mediated TCR Signaling for Migration to the Intestine.
Cho HS, Ha S, Shin HM, Reboldi A, Hall JA, Huh JR, Usherwood EJ, Berg LJ
Immunohorizons. 2020 Feb 7;4(2):57-71. doi: 10.4049/immunohorizons.1900093. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
PMID: 32034085

Dissociating STAT4 and STAT5 Signaling Inhibitory Functions of SOCS3: Effects on CD8 T Cell Responses.
Hwang JY, Holland JE, Valenteros KB, Sun Y, Usherwood YK, Verissimo AF, McLellan JS, Grigoryan G, Usherwood EJ
Immunohorizons. 2019 Nov 20;3(11):547-558. doi: 10.4049/immunohorizons.1800075. Epub 2019 Nov 20.
PMID: 31748225

Neuropilin-1 Regulates the Secondary CD8 T Cell Response to Virus Infection.
Hwang JY, Sun Y, Carroll CR, Usherwood EJ
mSphere. 2019 May 22;4(3) doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00221-19. Epub 2019 May 22.
PMID: 31118303