The University of Queensland

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). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2315190121

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

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

The transmembrane adaptor SCIMP recruits tyrosine kinase Syk to phosphorylate Toll-like receptors to mediate selective inflammatory outputs

Liu, Liping, Lucas, Richard M., Nanson, Jeffrey D., Li, Yan, Whitfield, Jason, Curson, James E. B., Tuladhar, Neeraj, Alexandrov, Kirill, Mobli, Mehdi, Sweet, Matthew J., Kobe, Bostjan, Stow, Jennifer and Luo, Lin (2022). The transmembrane adaptor SCIMP recruits tyrosine kinase Syk to phosphorylate Toll-like receptors to mediate selective inflammatory outputs. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (5) 101857, 101857. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101857

An alternative downstream translation start site in the non‐TIR adaptor Scimp enables selective amplification of CpG DNA responses in mouse macrophages

Curson, James E.B., Luo, Lin, Liu, Liping, Burgess, Belinda J., Bokil, Nilesh J., Wall, Adam A, Brdicka, Tomas, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Stow, Jennifer L and Sweet, Matthew J (2022). An alternative downstream translation start site in the non‐TIR adaptor Scimp enables selective amplification of CpG DNA responses in mouse macrophages. Immunology and Cell Biology, 100 (4), 267-284. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12540

The histone deacetylase Hdac7 supports LPS‐inducible glycolysis and Il‐1β production in murine macrophages via distinct mechanisms

Ramnath, Divya, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Curson, James E. B., Lim, Junxian, Reid, Robert C., Mansell, Ashley, Blumenthal, Antje, Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2022). The histone deacetylase Hdac7 supports LPS‐inducible glycolysis and Il‐1β production in murine macrophages via distinct mechanisms. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 111 (2), 327-336. doi: 10.1002/jlb.2mr1021-260r

SCIMP is a spatiotemporal transmembrane scaffold for Erk1/2 to direct pro-inflammatory signaling in TLR-activated macrophages

Lucas, Richard M., Liu, Liping, Curson, James E. B., Koh, Yvette W. H., Tuladhar, Neeraj, Condon, Nicholas D., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Burgener, Sabrina S., Schroder, Kate, Ingley, Evan, Sweet, Matthew J., Stow, Jennifer L. and Luo, Lin (2021). SCIMP is a spatiotemporal transmembrane scaffold for Erk1/2 to direct pro-inflammatory signaling in TLR-activated macrophages. Cell Reports, 36 (10) 109662, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109662

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

Lipopolysaccharide promotes Drp1‐dependent mitochondrial fission and associated inflammatory responses in macrophages

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Ramnath, Divya, Lawrence, Grace M.E.P., Okada, Takashi, Curson, James E.B., Bruin, Jost, Fairlie, David P., Schroder, Kate, St John, Justin C., Blumenthal, Antje and Sweet, Matthew J. (2020). Lipopolysaccharide promotes Drp1‐dependent mitochondrial fission and associated inflammatory responses in macrophages. Immunology and Cell Biology, 98 (7) imcb.12363, 528-539. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12363

Frontline Science: LPS‐inducible SLC30A1 drives human macrophage‐mediated zinc toxicity against intracellular Escherichia coli

Stocks, Claudia J., Pein, Jessica B., Curson, James E.B., Rae, James, Phan, Minh‐Duy, Foo, Darren, Bokil, Nilesh J., Kambe, Taiho, Peters, Kate M., Parton, Robert G., Schembri, Mark A., Kapetanovic, Ronan and Sweet, Matthew J. (2020). Frontline Science: LPS‐inducible SLC30A1 drives human macrophage‐mediated zinc toxicity against intracellular Escherichia coli. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 109 (2) JLB.2HI0420-160R, 287-297. doi: 10.1002/jlb.2hi0420-160r

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

SCIMP is a universal Toll‐like receptor adaptor in macrophages

Luo, Lin, Curson, James E. B., Liu, Liping, Wall, Adam A., Tuladhar, Neeraj, Lucas, Richard M., Sweet, Matthew J. and Stow, Jennifer L. (2019). SCIMP is a universal Toll‐like receptor adaptor in macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 107 (2) JLB.2MA0819-138RR, 251-262. doi: 10.1002/jlb.2ma0819-138rr

pTRAPs: Transmembrane adaptors in innate immune signaling

Curson, James E. B., Luo, Lin, Sweet, Matthew J. and Stow, Jennifer L. (2018). pTRAPs: Transmembrane adaptors in innate immune signaling. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 103 (6), 1011-1019. doi: 10.1002/JLB.2RI1117-474R

SCIMP: a novel TLR4 adaptor protein that fine-tunes inflammatory signalling in myeloid cells

Curson, James E. B. (2021). SCIMP: a novel TLR4 adaptor protein that fine-tunes inflammatory signalling in myeloid cells. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/93268f4