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2025

Journal Article

Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages

Sweet, Matthew J., Ramnath, Divya, Singhal, Amit and Kapetanovic, Ronan (2025). Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages. Nature Reviews Immunology, 25 (2) e12771, 92-107. doi: 10.1038/s41577-024-01080-y

Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages

2024

Journal Article

CFTR is required for zinc-mediated antibacterial defense in human macrophages

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Curson, James E. B., Tarique, Abdullah A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A., Fantino, Emmanuelle, Sly, Peter D. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2024). CFTR is required for zinc-mediated antibacterial defense in human macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (8) e2315190121, 1-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2315190121

CFTR is required for zinc-mediated antibacterial defense in human macrophages

2023

Journal Article

HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, von Pein, Jessica B., Curson, James E. B., Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Kakkanat, Asha, Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Gunther, Kimberley S., Murthy, Ambika M. V., Stocks, Claudia J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Reid, Robert C., Iyer, Abishek, Ilka, Zoe C., Nauseef, William M., Plan, Manuel, Luo, Lin, Stow, Jennifer L., Schroder, Kate, Karunakaran, Denuja, Alexandrov, Kirill, Shakespear, Melanie R., Schembri, Mark A., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (4) e2212813120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212813120

HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages

2020

Journal Article

Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense

Bosch, Marta, Sánchez-Álvarez, Miguel, Fajardo, Alba, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Steiner, Bernhard, Dutra, Filipe, Moreira, Luciana, López, Juan Antonio, Campo, Rocío, Marí, Montserrat, Morales-Paytuví, Frederic, Tort, Olivia, Gubern, Albert, Templin, Rachel M., Curson, James E. B., Martel, Nick, Català, Cristina, Lozano, Francisco, Tebar, Francesc, Enrich, Carlos, Vázquez, Jesús, Del Pozo, Miguel A., Sweet, Matthew J., Bozza, Patricia T., Gross, Steven P., Parton, Robert G. and Pol, Albert (2020). Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense. Science, 370 (6514) 8085, 309-+. doi: 10.1126/science.aay8085

Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense

2020

Journal Article

Class IIa histone deacetylases drive toll-like receptor-inducible glycolysis and macrophage inflammatory responses via pyruvate kinase M2

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Shakespear, Melanie R., Curson, James E.B., Murthy, Ambika M.V., Iyer, Abishek, Hodson, Mark P., Ramnath, Divya, Tillu, Vikas A., von Pein, Jessica B., Reid, Robert C., Tunny, Kathryn, Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Kelly, Gregory M., Kobayashi, Takumi, Gunter, Jennifer H., Stevenson, Alexander J., Xu, Weijun, Luo, Lin, Jones, Alun, Johnston, Wayne A., Blumenthal, Antje, Alexandrov, Kirill, Collins, Brett M., Stow, Jennifer L., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2020). Class IIa histone deacetylases drive toll-like receptor-inducible glycolysis and macrophage inflammatory responses via pyruvate kinase M2. Cell Reports, 30 (8), 2712-2728.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.007

Class IIa histone deacetylases drive toll-like receptor-inducible glycolysis and macrophage inflammatory responses via pyruvate kinase M2

2019

Journal Article

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination

Stocks, Claudia J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Achard, Maud E. S., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Condon, Nicholas D., Gawthorne, Jayde A., Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., McEwan, Alastair G., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2019). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (13), 6341-6350. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1820870116

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination

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2018

Journal Article

Hepatic expression profiling identifies steatosis-independent and steatosis-driven advanced fibrosis genes

Ramnath, Divya, Irvine, Katharine M., Lukowski, Samuel W., Horsfall, Leigh U., Loh, Zhixuan, Clouston, Andrew D., Patel, Preya J., Fagan, Kevin J., Iyer, Abishek, Lampe, Guy, Stow, Jennifer L., Schroder, Kate, Fairlie, David P., Powell, Joseph E., Powell, Elizabeth E. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Hepatic expression profiling identifies steatosis-independent and steatosis-driven advanced fibrosis genes. JCI Insight, 3 (14) e120274. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.120274

Hepatic expression profiling identifies steatosis-independent and steatosis-driven advanced fibrosis genes

2017

Journal Article

SCIMP is a transmembrane non-TIR TLR adaptor that promotes proinflammatory cytokine production from macrophages

Luo, Lin, Bokil, Nilesh J., Wall, Adam A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Lansdaal, Natalie M., Marceline, Faustine, Burgess, Belinda J., Tong, Samuel J., Guo, Zhong, Alexandrov, Kirill, Ross, Ian L., Hibbs, Margaret L., Stow, Jennifer L. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2017). SCIMP is a transmembrane non-TIR TLR adaptor that promotes proinflammatory cytokine production from macrophages. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 14133, 14133. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14133

SCIMP is a transmembrane non-TIR TLR adaptor that promotes proinflammatory cytokine production from macrophages

2025

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7 mediates lipopolysaccharide-inducible mitochondrial fission in macrophages

Abrol, Rishika, Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Curson, James E. B., Raven, Karoline D., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Gunther, Kimberley S., Jones, Alun, Reid, Robert C., Xiong, Zherui, Gunter, Jennifer H., Engel, Jessica A., Engwerda, Christian R., Blumenthal, Antje, Fairlie, David P., Parton, Robert G., Zuryn, Steven, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Ramnath, Divya and Sweet, Matthew J. (2025). Histone deacetylase 7 mediates lipopolysaccharide-inducible mitochondrial fission in macrophages. Journal of Cell Science, 138 (19) jcs.264376, 1-14. doi: 10.1242/jcs.264376

Histone deacetylase 7 mediates lipopolysaccharide-inducible mitochondrial fission in macrophages

2025

Journal Article

Emergence of a carbapenem-resistant atypical uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone as an increasing cause of urinary tract infection

Walker, Lachlan L., Phan, Minh-Duy, Permana, Budi, Lian, Zheng Jie, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Cuddihy, Thom, Peters, Kate M., Ramsay, Kay A., Stewart, Chelsea, Pfennigwerth, Niels, Kidd, Timothy J., Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Sweet, Matthew J., Forde, Brian M. and Schembri, Mark A. (2025). Emergence of a carbapenem-resistant atypical uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone as an increasing cause of urinary tract infection. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 8200, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63477-0

Emergence of a carbapenem-resistant atypical uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone as an increasing cause of urinary tract infection

2025

Journal Article

TLR4 endocytosis and endosomal TLR4 signaling are distinct and independent outcomes of TLR4 activation

Schultz, Thomas E., Mathmann, Carmen D., Domínguez Cadena, Leslie C., Muusse, Timothy W., Kim, Hyoyoung, Wells, James W., Ulett, Glen C., Hamerman, Jessica A., Brooks, Andrew J., Kobe, Bostjan, Sweet, Matthew J., Stacey, Katryn J. and Blumenthal, Antje (2025). TLR4 endocytosis and endosomal TLR4 signaling are distinct and independent outcomes of TLR4 activation. EMBO Reports, 26 (10) 2250056, 2740-2766. doi: 10.1038/s44319-025-00444-2

TLR4 endocytosis and endosomal TLR4 signaling are distinct and independent outcomes of TLR4 activation

2025

Journal Article

Rational design of advanced gene delivery carriers: Macrophage phenotype matters

Wang, Yue, Yao, Yining, Zhang, Yue, Yu, Yingjie, Luo, Jiangqi, Sweet, Matthew J. and Yu, Chengzhong (2025). Rational design of advanced gene delivery carriers: Macrophage phenotype matters. Advanced Materials, 37 (3) e2401504, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/adma.202401504

Rational design of advanced gene delivery carriers: Macrophage phenotype matters

2024

Journal Article

A novel inhibitor of class IIa histone deacetylases attenuates collagen‐induced arthritis

Poon, Eunice K., Liu, Ligong, Wu, Kai‐Chen, Lim, Junxian, Sweet, Matthew J., Lohman, Rink‐Jan, Iyer, Abishek and Fairlie, David P. (2024). A novel inhibitor of class IIa histone deacetylases attenuates collagen‐induced arthritis. British Journal of Pharmacology, 181 (23), 4804-4821. doi: 10.1111/bph.17306

A novel inhibitor of class IIa histone deacetylases attenuates collagen‐induced arthritis

2024

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain

Wang, Yizhuo, Curson, James E.B., Ramnath, Divya, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Reid, Robert C., Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2024). Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain. Biochemical Journal, 481 (21), 1569-1584. doi: 10.1042/bcj20240380

Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain

2024

Journal Article

The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening

Patrick, Ralph, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Deshpande, Nikita, Huang, Yifei, Zhang, Jingyu, Chen, Xiaoli, Yang, Ying, Tiwari, Kanupriya, Esmaeili, Mohammadhossein, Tran, Minh, Mohamed, Amin R., Wang, Binxu, Xia, Di, Ma, Jun, Bayliss, Jacqueline, Wong, Kahlia, Hun, Michael L., Sun, Xuan, Cao, Benjamin, Cottle, Denny L., Catterall, Tara, Barzilai-Tutsch, Hila, Troskie, Robin-Lee, Chen, Zhian, Wise, Andrea F., Saini, Sheetal, Soe, Ye Mon, Kumari, Snehlata, Sweet, Matthew J. ... Nefzger, Christian M. (2024). The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening. Cell Metabolism, 36 (8), 1858-1881.e23. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.06.006

The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening

2024

Journal Article

A convergent evolutionary pathway attenuating cellulose production drives enhanced virulence of some bacteria

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Rahman, M. Arifur, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Kim, Seung Jae, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Alvarez-Fraga, Laura, Hancock, Steven J., Ravi, Chitra, Kidd, Timothy J., Sullivan, Matthew J., Irvine, Katharine M., Beatson, Scott A., Sweet, Matthew J., Irwin, Adam D., Vukovic, Jana, Ulett, Glen C., Hasnain, Sumaira Z. and Schembri, Mark A. (2024). A convergent evolutionary pathway attenuating cellulose production drives enhanced virulence of some bacteria. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 1441, 1441. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45176-4

A convergent evolutionary pathway attenuating cellulose production drives enhanced virulence of some bacteria

2023

Journal Article

Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia

Duszyc, Kinga, von Pein, Jessica B., Ramnath, Divya, Currin-Ross, Denni, Verma, Suzie, Lim, Fayth, Sweet, Matthew J., Schroder, Kate and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia. Developmental Cell, 58 (21), 2235-2248.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.009

Apical extrusion prevents apoptosis from activating an acute inflammatory program in epithelia

2023

Journal Article

TLR4 phosphorylation at tyrosine 672 activates the ERK/c‐FOS signaling module for LPS‐induced cytokine responses in macrophages

Curson, James E. B., Liu, Liping, Luo, Lin, Muusse, Timothy W., Lucas, Richard M., Gunther, Kimberley S., Vajjhala, Parimala R., Abrol, Rishika, Jones, Alun, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Stacey, Katryn J., Stow, Jennifer L. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). TLR4 phosphorylation at tyrosine 672 activates the ERK/c‐FOS signaling module for LPS‐induced cytokine responses in macrophages. European Journal of Immunology, 53 (7) e2250056, e2250056. doi: 10.1002/eji.202250056

TLR4 phosphorylation at tyrosine 672 activates the ERK/c‐FOS signaling module for LPS‐induced cytokine responses in macrophages

2023

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease. The FEBS Journal, 290 (11), 2805-2832. doi: 10.1111/febs.16437

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

2023

Journal Article

Macrophage Nrf 2 the rescue

Stow, Jennifer L. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). Macrophage Nrf 2 the rescue. Journal of Cell Biology, 222 (6) e202305036. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202305036

Macrophage Nrf 2 the rescue