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Grace J. Yuen

Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Verified email at post.harvard.edu
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B lymphocytes and cancer: a love–hate relationship

GJ Yuen, E Demissie, S Pillai - Trends in cancer, 2016 - cell.com
B cells are abundant in many human tumors. In some tumors B cells may impede antitumor
immunity while in others they contribute to the immunological containment of cancer. The …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phenazines that Kill Caenorhabditis elegans

…, N Vinayavekhin, D Grenfell-Lee, GJ Yuen… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Pathogenic microbes employ a variety of methods to overcome host defenses, including the
production and dispersal of molecules that are toxic to their hosts. Pseudomonas aeruginosa…

The expansion in lymphoid organs of IL-4+ BATF+ T follicular helper cells is linked to IgG4 class switching in vivo

…, VS Mahajan, SJH Murphy, GJ Yuen… - Life science …, 2018 - life-science-alliance.org
Distinct T follicular helper (T FH ) subsets that influence specific class-switching events are
assumed to exist, but the accumulation of isotype-specific T FH subsets in secondary …

Both live and dead Enterococci activate Caenorhabditis elegans host defense via immune and stress pathways

GJ Yuen, FM Ausubel - Virulence, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The innate immune response of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been extensively
studied and a variety of Toll-independent immune response pathways have been identified…

Enterococcus infection biology: Lessons from invertebrate host models

GJ Yuen, FM Ausubel - Journal of microbiology, 2014 - Springer
The enterococci are commensals of the gastrointestinal tract of many metazoans, from insects
to humans. While they normally do not cause disease in the intestine, they can become …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Candida albicans SPT20 in Filamentation, Biofilm Formation and Pathogenesis

X Tan, BB Fuchs, Y Wang, W Chen, G J. Yuen… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Candida albicans is a ubiquitous fungus, which can cause very serious and sometimes life-threatening
infections in susceptible patients. We used Caenorhabditis elegans as a model …

[HTML][HTML] B1a and B2 cells are characterized by distinct CpG modification states at DNMT3A-maintained enhancers

…, H Mattoo, N Sun, V Viswanadham, GJ Yuen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The B1 and B2 lineages of B cells contribute to protection from pathogens in distinct ways.
The role of the DNA CpG methylome in specifying these two B-cell fates is still unclear. Here …

DOCK2 sets the threshold for entry into the virtual memory CD8+ T cell compartment by negatively regulating tonic TCR triggering

…, F Alsufyani, S Kumari, GJ Yuen… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.aai.org
The control of cytoskeletal dynamics by dedicator of cytokinesis 2 (DOCK2), a hematopoietic
cell–specific actin effector protein, has been implicated in TCR signaling and T cell …

Autoimmunity in women: an eXamination of eXisting models

GJ Yuen - Clinical immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Women comprise over 80% of the affected individuals for many autoimmune conditions.
Although sex-specific differences in sex hormones are thought to contribute to the female …

DOCK2 sets the threshold for entry into the virtual memory CD8+ T cell compartment by negatively regulating tonic TCR triggering

…, VS Mahajan, F Alsufyani, S Kumari, GJ Yuen… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The control of cytoskeletal dynamics by Dedicator of cytokinesis 2 (DOCK2), a hematopoietic
cell-specific actin effector protein, has been implicated in TCR signaling and T cell migration…