Publications

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T cell-intrinsic role for Nod2 in protection against Th17-mediated uveitis.
Napier RJ, Lee EJ, Davey MP, Vance EE, Furtado JM, Snow PE, Samson KA, Lashley SJ, Brown BR, Horai R, Mattapallil MJ, Xu B, Callegan MC, Uebelhoer LS, Lancioni CL, Vehe RK, Binstadt BA, Smith JR, Caspi RR, Rosenzweig HL. Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 26;11(1):5406. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18961-0.PMID: 33106495 

Nod2 Deficiency Augments Th17 Responses and Exacerbates Autoimmune Arthritis.
Napier RJ, Lee EJ, Vance EE, Snow PE, Samson KA, Dawson CE, Moran AE, Stenzel P, Davey MP, Sakaguchi S, Rosenzweig HL.J Immunol. 2018 Oct 1;201(7):1889-1898. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700507. Epub 2018 Aug 27.PMID: 30150283 

The Role of Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells in Antimicrobial Immunity.
Napier RJ, Adams EJ, Gold MC, Lewinsohn DM.Front Immunol. 2015 Jul 6;6:344. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00344. eCollection 2015.PMID: 26217338 

Low doses of imatinib induce myelopoiesis and enhance host anti-microbial immunity.
Napier RJ, Norris BA, Swimm A, Giver CR, Harris WA, Laval J, Napier BA, Patel G, Crump R, Peng Z, Bornmann W, Pulendran B, Buller RM, Weiss DS, Tirouvanziam R, Waller EK, Kalman D.PLoS Pathog. 2015 Mar 30;11(3):e1004770. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004770. eCollection 2015 Mar.PMID: 25822986 

High expression of CD26 accurately identifies human bacteria-reactive MR1-restricted MAIT cells.
Sharma PK, Wong EB, Napier RJ, Bishai WR, Ndung'u T, Kasprowicz VO, Lewinsohn DA, Lewinsohn DM, Gold MC.Immunology. 2015 Jul;145(3):443-53. doi: 10.1111/imm.12461. Epub 2015 Mar 29.PMID: 25752900 

MR1-restricted mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Gold MC, Napier RJ, Lewinsohn DM.Immunol Rev. 2015 Mar;264(1):154-66. doi: 10.1111/imr.12271.PMID: 25703558 

Monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin inhibit growth of antibiotic sensitive and resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Baldwin PR, Reeves AZ, Powell KR, Napier RJ, Swimm AI, Sun A, Giesler K, Bommarius B, Shinnick TM, Snyder JP, Liotta DC, Kalman D.Eur J Med Chem. 2015 Mar 6;92:693-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.01.020. Epub 2015 Jan 10.PMID: 25618016 

Back to the future: host-targeted chemotherapeutics for drug-resistant TB.
Napier RJ, Shinnick TM, Kalman D.Future Microbiol. 2012 Apr;7(4):431-5. doi: 10.2217/fmb.12.19.PMID: 22439718 No abstract available.

Imatinib-sensitive tyrosine kinases regulate mycobacterial pathogenesis and represent therapeutic targets against tuberculosis.
Napier RJ, Rafi W, Cheruvu M, Powell KR, Zaunbrecher MA, Bornmann W, Salgame P, Shinnick TM, Kalman D.Cell Host Microbe. 2011 Nov 17;10(5):475-85. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.09.010.PMID: 22100163 

Blimp-1-dependent plasma cell differentiation is required for efficient maintenance of murine gammaherpesvirus latency and antiviral antibody responses.
Siegel AM, Rangaswamy US, Napier RJ, Speck SH.J Virol. 2010 Jan;84(2):674-85. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01306-09. Epub 2009 Nov 4.PMID: 19889763 

Capsule gene analysis of invasive Haemophilus influenzae: accuracy of serotyping and prevalence of IS1016 among nontypeable isolates.
Satola SW, Collins JT, Napier R, Farley MM.J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Oct;45(10):3230-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00794-07. Epub 2007 Aug 15.PMID: 17699642 
 
Integration Host Factor is required for FarR repression of the farAB-encoded efflux pump of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Lee EH, Hill SA, Napier R, Shafer WM.Mol Microbiol. 2006 Jun;60(6):1381-400. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05185.x.PMID: 16796676