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Jimmy Ballard
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Animals
  1. A sequence invariable region in TcdB2 is required for toxin escape from Clostridioides difficile. J Bacteriol. 2024 07 25; 206(7):e0009624.
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    Score: 0.089
  2. Discovery of Hippo signaling as a regulator of CSPG4 expression and as a therapeutic target for Clostridioides difficile disease. PLoS Pathog. 2023 03; 19(3):e1011272.
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    Score: 0.081
  3. Deletion of a 19-Amino-Acid Region in Clostridioides difficile TcdB2 Results in Spontaneous Autoprocessing and Reduced Cell Binding and Provides a Nontoxic Immunogen for Vaccination. Infect Immun. 2019 08; 87(8).
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    Score: 0.063
  4. Unique, Intersecting, and Overlapping Roles of C/EBP ß and CREB in Cells of the Innate Immune System. Sci Rep. 2018 11 16; 8(1):16931.
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    Score: 0.060
  5. Cell-penetrating peptides derived from Clostridium difficile TcdB2 and a related large clostridial toxin. J Biol Chem. 2018 02 02; 293(5):1810-1819.
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    Score: 0.056
  6. Intrinsic Toxin-Derived Peptides Destabilize and Inactivate Clostridium difficile TcdB. mBio. 2017 05 16; 8(3).
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    Score: 0.054
  7. Exposure of neutralizing epitopes in the carboxyl-terminal domain of TcdB is altered by a proximal hypervariable region. J Biol Chem. 2015 Mar 13; 290(11):6975-85.
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    Score: 0.046
  8. Variations in virulence and molecular biology among emerging strains of Clostridium difficile. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2013 Dec; 77(4):567-81.
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    Score: 0.043
  9. Clostridium difficile 027/BI/NAP1 encodes a hypertoxic and antigenically variable form of TcdB. PLoS Pathog. 2013; 9(8):e1003523.
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    Score: 0.042
  10. Increased cAMP in monocytes augments Notch signaling mechanisms by elevating RBP-J and transducin-like enhancer of Split (TLE). J Biol Chem. 2013 Jul 26; 288(30):21526-36.
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    Score: 0.041
  11. Differential inflammatory responses triggered by toxic small molecules. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2012 Mar; 19(3):619-27.
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    Score: 0.037
  12. Glycogen synthase kinase 3 activation is important for anthrax edema toxin-induced dendritic cell maturation and anthrax toxin receptor 2 expression in macrophages. Infect Immun. 2011 Aug; 79(8):3302-8.
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    Score: 0.036
  13. Adenomatous polyposis coli protein associates with C/EBP beta and increases Bacillus anthracis edema toxin-stimulated gene expression in macrophages. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jun 03; 286(22):19364-72.
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    Score: 0.036
  14. Medical microbiology: A toxin contest. Nature. 2010 Oct 07; 467(7316):665-6.
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    Score: 0.034
  15. Variations in TcdB activity and the hypervirulence of emerging strains of Clostridium difficile. PLoS Pathog. 2010 Aug 19; 6(8):e1001061.
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    Score: 0.034
  16. Regulatory interactions of a virulence-associated serine/threonine phosphatase-kinase pair in Bacillus anthracis. J Bacteriol. 2010 Jan; 192(2):400-9.
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    Score: 0.032
  17. The mechanism of Bacillus anthracis intracellular germination requires multiple and highly diverse genetic loci. Infect Immun. 2009 Jan; 77(1):23-31.
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    Score: 0.030
  18. Bacillus anthracis edema toxin activates nuclear glycogen synthase kinase 3beta. Infect Immun. 2008 Nov; 76(11):4895-904.
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    Score: 0.030
  19. Effects of endogenous D-alanine synthesis and autoinhibition of Bacillus anthracis germination on in vitro and in vivo infections. Infect Immun. 2007 Dec; 75(12):5726-34.
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    Score: 0.028
  20. Critical intermediate steps in Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin-induced apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Nov 30; 363(4):959-64.
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    Score: 0.028
  21. Elucidating the in vivo targets of bacterial toxins. Future Microbiol. 2007 Feb; 2(1):85-92.
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    Score: 0.027
  22. Identification of Clostridium difficile toxin B cardiotoxicity using a zebrafish embryo model of intoxication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Sep 19; 103(38):14176-81.
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    Score: 0.026
  23. Cytotoxic activity of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen observed in a macrophage cell line overexpressing ANTXR1. Cell Microbiol. 2006 Aug; 8(8):1272-81.
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    Score: 0.026
  24. Variations in lethal toxin and cholesterol-dependent cytolysin production correspond to differences in cytotoxicity among strains of Clostridium sordellii. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2006 Jun; 259(2):295-302.
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    Score: 0.025
  25. Bacillus anthracis oedema toxin as a cause of tissue necrosis and cell type-specific cytotoxicity. Cell Microbiol. 2005 Aug; 7(8):1139-49.
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    Score: 0.024
  26. Clostridium difficile toxins: mechanism of action and role in disease. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005 Apr; 18(2):247-63.
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    Score: 0.023
  27. Clostridioides difficile toxin B subverts germinal center and antibody recall responses by stimulating a drug-treatable CXCR4-dependent mechanism. Cell Rep. 2024 May 28; 43(5):114245.
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    Score: 0.022
  28. Toxin-induced resistance in Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin-treated macrophages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Oct 14; 100(21):12426-31.
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    Score: 0.021
  29. Decreased glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta levels and related physiological changes in Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin-treated macrophages. Cell Microbiol. 2003 Aug; 5(8):523-32.
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    Score: 0.021
  30. Mutational analysis of the enzymatic domain of Clostridium difficile toxin B reveals novel inhibitors of the wild-type toxin. Infect Immun. 2003 Jun; 71(6):3294-301.
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    Score: 0.021
  31. Clostridium difficile toxin B activates dual caspase-dependent and caspase-independent apoptosis in intoxicated cells. Cell Microbiol. 2002 Jul; 4(7):425-34.
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    Score: 0.019
  32. Use of a Clostridioides difficile Murine Immunization and Challenge Model to Evaluate Single and Combination Vaccine Adjuvants Consisting of Alum and NKT Cell-Activating Ligands. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:818734.
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    Score: 0.019
  33. pH-enhanced cytopathic effects of Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin. Infect Immun. 2001 Sep; 69(9):5487-93.
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    Score: 0.018
  34. a-Galactosylceramide-Reactive NKT Cells Increase IgG1 Class Switch against a Clostridioides difficile Polysaccharide Antigen and Enhance Immunity against a Live Pathogen Challenge. Infect Immun. 2021 10 15; 89(11):e0043821.
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    Score: 0.018
  35. The Murine Neonatal Fc Receptor Is Required for Transport of Immunization-Induced C. difficile-Specific IgG to the Gut and Protection against Disease but Does Not Affect Disease Susceptibility. Infect Immun. 2021 09 16; 89(10):e0027421.
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    Score: 0.018
  36. Cytosolic delivery and characterization of the TcdB glucosylating domain by using a heterologous protein fusion. Infect Immun. 2001 Jan; 69(1):599-601.
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    Score: 0.017
  37. Human C. difficile toxin-specific memory B cell repertoires encode poorly neutralizing antibodies. JCI Insight. 2020 08 20; 5(16).
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    Score: 0.017
  38. pH-induced conformational changes in Clostridium difficile toxin B. Infect Immun. 2000 May; 68(5):2470-4.
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    Score: 0.017
  39. Clostridioides difficile Infection Induces an Inferior IgG Response to That Induced by Immunization and Is Associated with a Lack of T Follicular Helper Cell and Memory B Cell Expansion. Infect Immun. 2020 02 20; 88(3).
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    Score: 0.016
  40. Anthrax toxin as a molecular tool for stimulation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes: disulfide-linked epitopes, multiple injections, and role of CD4(+) cells. Infect Immun. 1998 Oct; 66(10):4696-9.
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    Score: 0.015
  41. Anthrax toxin-mediated delivery in vivo and in vitro of a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope from ovalbumin. Infect Immun. 1998 Feb; 66(2):615-9.
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    Score: 0.014
  42. Anthrax Vaccine Precipitated Induces Edema Toxin-Neutralizing, Edema Factor-Specific Antibodies in Human Recipients. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2017 Nov; 24(11).
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    Score: 0.014
  43. Anthrax toxin-mediated delivery of a cytotoxic T-cell epitope in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Oct 29; 93(22):12531-4.
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    Score: 0.013
  44. Coordination between T helper cells, iNKT cells, and their follicular helper subsets in the humoral immune response against Clostridium difficile toxin B. J Leukoc Biol. 2017 02; 101(2):567-576.
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    Score: 0.013
  45. Memory B Cells Encode Neutralizing Antibody Specific for Toxin B from the Clostridium difficile Strains VPI 10463 and NAP1/BI/027 but with Superior Neutralization of VPI 10463 Toxin B. Infect Immun. 2016 01; 84(1):194-204.
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    Score: 0.012
  46. Immunization of Mice with Anthrax Protective Antigen Limits Cardiotoxicity but Not Hepatotoxicity Following Lethal Toxin Challenge. Toxins (Basel). 2015 Jun 25; 7(7):2371-84.
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    Score: 0.012
  47. Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin reduces human alveolar epithelial barrier function. Infect Immun. 2012 Dec; 80(12):4374-87.
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    Score: 0.010
  48. Purification and characterization of the lethal toxin (alpha-toxin) of Clostridium septicum. Infect Immun. 1992 Mar; 60(3):784-90.
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    Score: 0.009
  49. Serum amyloid A protects murine macrophages from lethal toxin-mediated death. Cell Immunol. 2012; 272(2):175-81.
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    Score: 0.009
  50. Regulation of anthrax toxin-specific antibody titers by natural killer T cell-derived IL-4 and IFN?. PLoS One. 2011; 6(8):e23817.
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    Score: 0.009
  51. Anthrax vaccination induced anti-lethal factor IgG: fine specificity and neutralizing capacity. Vaccine. 2011 May 09; 29(20):3670-8.
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    Score: 0.009
  52. Select human anthrax protective antigen epitope-specific antibodies provide protection from lethal toxin challenge. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 15; 202(2):251-60.
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    Score: 0.008
  53. Inflammatory cytokine response to Bacillus anthracis peptidoglycan requires phagocytosis and lysosomal trafficking. Infect Immun. 2010 Jun; 78(6):2418-28.
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    Score: 0.008
  54. CD1d-dependent B-cell help by NK-like T cells leads to enhanced and sustained production of Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin-neutralizing antibodies. Infect Immun. 2010 Apr; 78(4):1610-7.
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    Score: 0.008
  55. Resistance of human alveolar macrophages to Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin. J Immunol. 2009 Nov 01; 183(9):5799-806.
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    Score: 0.008
  56. Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin disrupts TCR signaling in CD1d-restricted NKT cells leading to functional anergy. PLoS Pathog. 2009 Sep; 5(9):e1000588.
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    Score: 0.008
  57. The major neutralizing antibody responses to recombinant anthrax lethal and edema factors are directed to non-cross-reactive epitopes. Infect Immun. 2009 Nov; 77(11):4714-23.
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    Score: 0.008
  58. Sequential B-cell epitopes of Bacillus anthracis lethal factor bind lethal toxin-neutralizing antibodies. Infect Immun. 2009 Jan; 77(1):162-9.
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    Score: 0.008
  59. High-throughput, single-cell analysis of macrophage interactions with fluorescently labeled Bacillus anthracis spores. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Aug; 74(16):5201-10.
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    Score: 0.007
  60. Mapping dominant-negative mutations of anthrax protective antigen by scanning mutagenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25; 100(24):13803-8.
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    Score: 0.005
  61. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitopes fused to anthrax toxin induce protective antiviral immunity. Infect Immun. 1999 Jul; 67(7):3290-6.
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    Score: 0.004
  62. Ltx1, a mouse locus that influences the susceptibility of macrophages to cytolysis caused by intoxication with Bacillus anthracis lethal factor, maps to chromosome 11. Mol Microbiol. 1998 Jul; 29(2):581-91.
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    Score: 0.004
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