The University of Queensland

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

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

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

Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis

Yang, Yoon Mee, Noureddin, Mazen, Liu, Cheng, Ohashi, Koichiro, Kim, So Yeon, Ramnath, Divya, Powell, Elizabeth E., Sweet, Matthew J., Roh, Yoon Seok, Hsin, I-Fang, Deng, Nan, Liu, Zhenqiu, Liang, Jiurong, Mena, Edward, Shouhed, Daniel, Schwabe, Robert F., Jiang, Dianhua, Lu, Shelly C., Noble, Paul W. and Seki, Ekihiro (2019). Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine, 11 (496) eaat9284, eaat9284. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat9284

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

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). doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.120274

Lysine deacetylases and regulated glycolysis in macrophages

Shakespear, Melanie R., Iyer, Abishek, Cheng, Catherine Youting, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Singhal, Amit, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Lysine deacetylases and regulated glycolysis in macrophages. Trends in Immunology, 39 (6), 473-488. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2018.02.009

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

Salmonella employs multiple mechanisms to subvert the TLR-inducible zinc-mediated antimicrobial response of human macrophages

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Bokil, Nilesh J., Achard, Maud E. S., Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y, Peters, Kate M., Stocks, Claudia J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Monteleone, Mercedes, Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Saunders, Bernadette M., Walker, Mark J., Stacey, Katryn J., McEwan, Alastair G., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Salmonella employs multiple mechanisms to subvert the TLR-inducible zinc-mediated antimicrobial response of human macrophages. The FASEB Journal, 30 (5), 1901-1912. doi: 10.1096/fj.201500061

Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Schaale, K., Peters, K. M., Murthy, A. M., Fritzsche, A. K., Phan, M.-D., Totsika, M., Robertson, A. A. B., Nichols, K. B., Cooper, M. A., Stacey, K. J., Ulett, G. C., Schroder, K., Schembri, M. A. and Sweet, M. J. (2016). Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli.. Mucosal Immunology, 9 (1), 124-136. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.44

Rab8a interacts directly with PI3Kγ to modulate TLR4-driven PI3K and mTOR signalling

Luo, Lin, Wall, Adam A., Yeo, Jeremy C., Condon, Nicholas D., Norwood, Suzanne J., Schoenwaelder, Simone, Chen, Kaiwen W., Jackson, Shaun, Jenkins, Brendan J., Hartland, Elizabeth L., Schroder, Kate, Collins, Brett M., Sweet, Matthew J. and Stow, Jennifer L. (2014). Rab8a interacts directly with PI3Kγ to modulate TLR4-driven PI3K and mTOR signalling. Nature Communications, 5 (1) 4407, 4407.1-4407.13. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5407

Histone deacetylase 7 promotes Toll-like Receptor 4-dependent pro-inflammatory gene expression in macrophages

Shakespear, Melanie R., Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Kelly, Greg M., Kamal, Nabilah A., Gupta, Praveer, Labzin, Larisa I., Schroder, Kate, Garceau, Valerie, Barbero, Sheila, Iyer, Abishek, Hume, David A., Reid, Robert C., Irvine, Katharine M., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2013). Histone deacetylase 7 promotes Toll-like Receptor 4-dependent pro-inflammatory gene expression in macrophages. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (35), 25362-25374. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.496281

Conservation and divergence in Toll-like receptor 4-regulated gene expression in primary human versus mouse macrophages

Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Taylor, Martin S., Bokil, Nilesh J., Le Cao, Kim-Anh, Masterman, Kelly-Anne, Labzin, Larisa I., Semple, Colin A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Fairbairn, Lynsey, Akalin, Altuna, Faulkner, Geoffrey J., Baillie, John Kenneth, Gongora, Milena, Daub, Carsten O., Kawaji, Hideya, McLachlan, Geoffrey J., Goldman, Nick, Grimmond, Sean M., Carninci, Piero, Suzuki, Harukazu, Hayashizaki, Yoshihide, Lenhard, Boris, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2012). Conservation and divergence in Toll-like receptor 4-regulated gene expression in primary human versus mouse macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 109 (16), E944-E953. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1110156109

HIN-200 proteins regulate caspase activation in response to foreign cytoplasmic DNA

Roberts, Tara L., Idris, Adi, Dunn, Jasmyn A., Kelly, Greg M., Burnton, Carol M., Hodgson, Samantha, Hardy, Lani. L., Garceau, Valerie, Sweet, Matthew J., Ross, Ian L., Hume, David A. and Stacey, Katryn J. (2009). HIN-200 proteins regulate caspase activation in response to foreign cytoplasmic DNA. Science, 323 (5917), 1057-1060. doi: 10.1126/science.1169841

Colony-stimulating factor-1 suppresses responses to CpG DNA and expression of toll-like receptor 9 but enhances responses to lipopolysaccharide in murine macrophages

Sweet, Matthew J., Campbell, Carol C., Sester, David P., Xu, Damo, McDonald, Rebecca C., Stacey, Katryn J., Hume, David A. and Liew, Foo Y. (2002). Colony-stimulating factor-1 suppresses responses to CpG DNA and expression of toll-like receptor 9 but enhances responses to lipopolysaccharide in murine macrophages. Journal of Immunology, 168 (1), 392-399. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.1.392

A novel pathway regulating lipopolysaccharide-induced shock by ST2/T1 via inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 expression

Sweet, M. J., Leung, B. P., Kang, D. W., Sogaard, M., Schulz, K., Trajkovic, V., Campbell, C. C., Xu, D. M. and Liew, F. Y. (2001). A novel pathway regulating lipopolysaccharide-induced shock by ST2/T1 via inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 expression. Journal of Immunology, 166 (11), 6633-6639. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.11.6633

Macrophages ingest and are activated by bacterial DNA

Stacey, K. J., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (1996). Macrophages ingest and are activated by bacterial DNA. Journal of Immunology, 157 (5), 2116-2122.

Quantifying regulated mitochondrial fission in macrophages

Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Condon, Nicholas D., Sweet, Matthew J. and Kapetanovic, Ronan (2022). Quantifying regulated mitochondrial fission in macrophages. Effector-triggered immunity: methods and protocols. (pp. 281-301) edited by Thomas A. Kufer and Maria Kaparakis-Liaskos. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2449-4_18

Co-transcriptomic analysis by RNA sequencing to simultaneously measure regulated gene expression in host and bacterial pathogen

Ravasi, Timothy, Mavromatis, Charalampos (Harris), Bokil, Nilesh J., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Co-transcriptomic analysis by RNA sequencing to simultaneously measure regulated gene expression in host and bacterial pathogen. Toll-like receptors: practice and methods. (pp. 145-158) edited by Claire E. McCoy. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3335-8_10

Evolutionary divergence in human versus mouse innate immune genes

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Ariffin, Juliana K. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2014). Evolutionary divergence in human versus mouse innate immune genes. Evolutionary biology: genome evolution, speciation, coevolution and origin of life. (pp. 115-155) edited by Pierre Pontarotti. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07623-2_6

The role of monocytes and macrophages in innate immunity: macrophage anti-microbial pathways.

Sweet, Matthew J. and Bokil, Nilesh J. (2010). The role of monocytes and macrophages in innate immunity: macrophage anti-microbial pathways.. Regulation of innate immune function. (pp. 1-31) edited by Clay B. Marsh, Susheela Tridandapani and Melissa G. Piper. Kerala, India: Transworld Research Network.

Phosphorothioate backbone modification changes the pattern of responses to CpG

Stacey, K. J., Sester, D. P., Naik, S., Roberts, T., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (2002). Phosphorothioate backbone modification changes the pattern of responses to CpG. Microbial DNA and host immunity. (pp. 63-77) Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59259-305-7_6

Growth and differentiation of murine macrophages

Hume, D. A., Stacey, K. J., Cassady, A. ., Browne, C. M., Sweet, M. J. and Bertoncello, I. (1996). Growth and differentiation of murine macrophages. Handbook of experimental immunology. (pp. 160.1-160.10) Boston: Wiley-Blackwell.

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. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.009

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

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

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

Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles with Tetrasulphide Bond to Enhance Plasmid DNA Delivery

Zhang, Yue, Xian, He, Strounina, Ekaterina, Gunther, Kimberley S., Sweet, Matthew J., Chen, Chen, Yu, Chengzhong and Wang, Yue (2023). Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles with Tetrasulphide Bond to Enhance Plasmid DNA Delivery. Pharmaceutics, 15 (3) 1013, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15031013

Mitochondrial dynamics in macrophages: divide to conquer or unite to survive?

Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Raven, Karoline D, Lawrence, Grace M. E. P., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schroder, Kate and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). Mitochondrial dynamics in macrophages: divide to conquer or unite to survive?. Biochemical Society. Transactions, 51 (1), 41-56. doi: 10.1042/bst20220014

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

GPR183 antagonism reduces macrophage infiltration in influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Foo, Cheng Xiang, Bartlett, Stacey, Chew, Keng Yih, Ngo, Minh Dao, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Jayakody Arachchige, Buddhika, Matthews, Benjamin, Reed, Sarah, Wang, Ran, Smith, Christian, Sweet, Matthew J., Burr, Lucy, Bisht, Kavita, Shatunova, Svetlana, Sinclair, Jane E., Parry, Rhys, Yang, Yuanhao, Lévesque, Jean-Pierre, Khromykh, Alexander, Rosenkilde, Mette Marie, Short, Kirsty R. and Ronacher, Katharina (2023). GPR183 antagonism reduces macrophage infiltration in influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infection. European Respiratory Journal, 61 (3) 2201306, 1-15. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01306-2022

Timing is everything: impact of development, ageing and circadian rhythm on macrophage functions in urinary tract infections

Wang, Alison S., Steers, Nicholas J., Parab, Adwaita R., Gachon, Frédéric, Sweet, Matthew J. and Mysorekar, Indira U. (2022). Timing is everything: impact of development, ageing and circadian rhythm on macrophage functions in urinary tract infections. Mucosal Immunology, 15 (6), 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41385-022-00558-z

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

Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease

Jouffe, Céline, Weger, Benjamin D., Martin, Eva, Atger, Florian, Weger, Meltem, Gobet, Cédric, Ramnath, Divya, Charpagne, Aline, Morin-Rivron, Delphine, Powell, Elizabeth E., Sweet, Matthew J., Masoodi, Mojgan, Uhlenhaut, N. Henriette and Gachon, Frédéric (2022). Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (10) e2200083119, e2200083119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2200083119

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

Inhibition of the master regulator of Listeria monocytogenes virulence enables bacterial clearance from spacious replication vacuoles in infected macrophages

Tran, Thao Thanh, Mathmann, Carmen D., Gatica-Andrades, Marcela, Rollo, Rachel F., Oelker, Melanie, Ljungberg, Johanna K., Nguyen, Tam T. K., Zamoshnikova, Alina, Kummari, Lalith K., Wyer, Orry J. K., Irvine, Katharine M., Melo-Bolívar, Javier, Gross, Annette, Brown, Darren, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Hansford, Karl A., Cooper, Matthew A., Giri, Rabina, Schreiber, Veronika, Joseph, Shannon R., Simpson, Fiona, Barnett, Timothy C., Johansson, Jörgen, Dankers, Wendy, Harris, James, Wells, Timothy J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Sweet, Matthew J. ... Blumenthal, Antje (2022). Inhibition of the master regulator of Listeria monocytogenes virulence enables bacterial clearance from spacious replication vacuoles in infected macrophages. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (1) e1010166, e1010166. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010166

Modified horseshoe crab peptides target and kill bacteria inside host cells

Amiss, Anna S., von Pein, Jessica B., Webb, Jessica R., Condon, Nicholas D., Harvey, Peta J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark A., Currie, Bart J., Sweet, Matthew J., Craik, David J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Lawrence, Nicole (2021). Modified horseshoe crab peptides target and kill bacteria inside host cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 79 (1) 38, 38. doi: 10.1007/s00018-021-04041-z

Transposon-triggered innate immune response confers cancer resistance to the blind mole rat

Zhao, Yang, Oreskovic, Ena, Zhang, Quanwei, Lu, Quan, Gilman, Abbey, Lin, Yifei S., He, Junyue, Zheng, Zhizhong, Lu, J. Yuyang, Lee, Jina, Ke, Zhonghe, Ablaeva, Julia, Sweet, Matthew J., Horvath, Steve, Zhang, Zhengdong, Nevo, Eviatar, Seluanov, Andrei and Gorbunova, Vera (2021). Transposon-triggered innate immune response confers cancer resistance to the blind mole rat. Nature Immunology, 22 (10), 1219-1230. doi: 10.1038/s41590-021-01027-8

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

Lipid droplets and the host–pathogen dynamic: FATal attraction?

Bosch, Marta, Sweet, Matthew J., Parton, Robert G. and Pol, Albert (2021). Lipid droplets and the host–pathogen dynamic: FATal attraction?. Journal of Cell Biology, 220 (8) e202104005. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202104005

Nicotinamide riboside attenuates age-associated metabolic and functional changes in hematopoietic stem cells

Sun, Xuan, Cao, Benjamin, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Pham, Tony, Sun, Yu Bo Yang, Williams, Brenda, Heazlewood, Shen Y, Deshpande, Nikita, Li, Jinhua, Kraus, Felix, Rae, James, Nguyen, Quan, Yari, Hamed, Schröder, Jan, Heazlewood, Chad K, Fulton, Madeline, Hatwell-Humble, Jessica, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Chen, Xiaoli, Sweet, Matthew J, Parton, Robert G, Ryan, Michael T, Polo, Jose M, Nefzger, Christian M and Nilsson, Susan K (2021). Nicotinamide riboside attenuates age-associated metabolic and functional changes in hematopoietic stem cells. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 2665, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22863-0

HDAC7 inhibition by phenacetyl and phenylbenzoyl hydroxamates

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Wu, Kai-Chen, Gupta, Praveer K., Barbero, Sheila, McLaughlin, Maddison G., Lucke, Andrew J., Tng, Jiahui, Lim, Junxian, Loh, Zhixuan, Sweet, Matthew J, Reid, Robert C., Liu, Ligong and Fairlie, David P. (2021). HDAC7 inhibition by phenacetyl and phenylbenzoyl hydroxamates. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (4), 2186-2204. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01967

An alloy of zinc and innate immunity: galvanizing host defence against infection

Pein, Jessica B., Stocks, Claudia J., Schembri, Mark A., Kapetanovic, Ronan and Sweet, Matthew J. (2021). An alloy of zinc and innate immunity: galvanizing host defence against infection. Cellular Microbiology, 23 (1) e13268, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/cmi.13268

KLF3 represses the inflammatory response in macrophages

Salmon, Jessica M., Reed, Casie Leigh, Bender, Maddyson, Mitchell, Helen Lorraine, Fox, Vanessa, Magor, Graham William, Sweet, Matthew and Perkins, Andrew Charles (2020). KLF3 represses the inflammatory response in macrophages. Blood, 136 (Supplement 1), 36-36. doi: 10.1182/blood-2020-142373

A sprinkle of salt in the pressure cooker of innate immunity and inflammation

Sweet, Matthew J., Jones, Sarah A. and Harris, James (2020). A sprinkle of salt in the pressure cooker of innate immunity and inflammation. Immunology and Cell Biology, 99 (1) imcb.12413, 9-12. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12413

Restriction of chronic Escherichia coli urinary tract infection depends upon T cell-derived interleukin-17, a deficiency of which predisposes to flagella-driven bacterial persistence

Chamoun, Michelle N., Sullivan, Matthew J., Goh, Kelvin G. K., Acharya, Dhruba, Ipe, Deepak S., Katupitiya, Lahiru, Gosling, Dean, Peters, Kate M., Sweet, Matthew J., Sester, David P., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2020). Restriction of chronic Escherichia coli urinary tract infection depends upon T cell-derived interleukin-17, a deficiency of which predisposes to flagella-driven bacterial persistence. FASEB Journal, 34 (11), 14572-14587. doi: 10.1096/fj.202000760R

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

Complex multilevel control of hemolysin production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Forde, Brian M., Murthy, Ambika M. V., Peters, Kate M., Day, Christopher J., Poole, Jessica, Kidd, Timothy J., Welch, Rodney A., Jennings, Michael P., Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2019). Complex multilevel control of hemolysin production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. mBio, 10 (5) e02248-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02248-19

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

Minocycline prevents the development of mechanical allodynia in mouse models of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy

Starobova, H., Mueller, A., Allavena, R., Lohman, R. J., Sweet, M. J. and Vetter, I. (2019). Minocycline prevents the development of mechanical allodynia in mouse models of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13 (JUN) 653, 653. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00653

Inhibitors of class I histone deacetylases attenuate thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice by suppressing hepatic Type 2 inflammation

Loh, Zhixuan, Fitzsimmons, Rebecca L., Reid, Robert C., Ramnath, Divya, Clouston, Andrew, Gupta, Praveer K., Irvine, Katharine M., Powell, Elizabeth E., Schroder, Kate, Stow, Jennifer L., Sweet, Matthew J., Fairlie, David P. and Iyer, Abishek (2019). Inhibitors of class I histone deacetylases attenuate thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in mice by suppressing hepatic Type 2 inflammation. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176 (19) bph.14768, 3775-3790. doi: 10.1111/bph.14768

Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis

Yang, Yoon Mee, Noureddin, Mazen, Liu, Cheng, Ohashi, Koichiro, Kim, So Yeon, Ramnath, Divya, Powell, Elizabeth E., Sweet, Matthew J., Roh, Yoon Seok, Hsin, I-Fang, Deng, Nan, Liu, Zhenqiu, Liang, Jiurong, Mena, Edward, Shouhed, Daniel, Schwabe, Robert F., Jiang, Dianhua, Lu, Shelly C., Noble, Paul W. and Seki, Ekihiro (2019). Hyaluronan synthase 2–mediated hyaluronan production mediates Notch1 activation and liver fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine, 11 (496) eaat9284, eaat9284. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat9284

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

Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization

Murthy, Ambika M. V., Sullivan, Matthew J., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Lo, Alvin W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Boucher, Dave, Schroder, Kate, Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2019). Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization. FASEB Journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 33 (6), fj201802100R-7450. doi: 10.1096/fj.201802100R

Noncanonical inflammasome signaling elicits gasdermin D–dependent neutrophil extracellular traps

Chen, Kaiwen W., Monteleone, Mercedes, Boucher, Dave, Sollberger, Gabriel, Ramnath, Divya, Condon, Nicholas D., von Pein, Jessica B., Broz, Petr, Sweet, Matthew J. and Schroder, Kate (2018). Noncanonical inflammasome signaling elicits gasdermin D–dependent neutrophil extracellular traps. Science Immunology, 3 (26) eaar6676, eaar6676. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aar6676

Interleukin-1β maturation triggers its relocation to the plasma membrane for gasdermin-D-dependent and -independent secretion

Monteleone, Mercedes, Stanley, Amanda C., Chen, Kaiwen W., Brown, Darren L., Bezbradica, Jelena S., von Pein, Jessica B., Holley, Caroline L., Boucher, Dave, Shakespear, Melanie R., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Rolfes, Verena, Sweet, Matthew J., Stow, Jennifer L. and Schroder, Kate (2018). Interleukin-1β maturation triggers its relocation to the plasma membrane for gasdermin-D-dependent and -independent secretion. Cell Reports, 24 (6), 1425-1433. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.027

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). doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.120274

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

Group A Streptococcus M1T1 intracellular infection of primary tonsil epithelial cells dampens levels of secreted IL-8 through the action of SpyCEP

Soderholm, Amelia T., Barnett, Timothy C., Korn, Othmar, Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Seymour, Lisa M., Schulz, Benjamin L., Nizet, Victor, Wells, Christine A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Walker, Mark J. (2018). Group A Streptococcus M1T1 intracellular infection of primary tonsil epithelial cells dampens levels of secreted IL-8 through the action of SpyCEP. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8 (MAY) 160, 160. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00160

Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages

Murthy, Ambika M. V., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Welch, Rodney A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages. Virulence, 9 (1), 1-32. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2018.1465786

Lysine deacetylases and regulated glycolysis in macrophages

Shakespear, Melanie R., Iyer, Abishek, Cheng, Catherine Youting, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Singhal, Amit, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Lysine deacetylases and regulated glycolysis in macrophages. Trends in Immunology, 39 (6), 473-488. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2018.02.009

For when bacterial infections persist: toll-like receptor-inducible direct antimicrobial pathways in macrophages

Stocks, Claudia J., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Kapetanovic, Ronan (2018). For when bacterial infections persist: toll-like receptor-inducible direct antimicrobial pathways in macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 103 (1), 35-51. doi: 10.1002/JLB.4RI0917-358R

Group A streptococcal pharyngitis: Immune responses involved in bacterial clearance and GAS-associated immunopathologies

Soderholm, Amelia T., Barnett, Timothy C., Sweet, Matthew J. and Walker, Mark J. (2017). Group A streptococcal pharyngitis: Immune responses involved in bacterial clearance and GAS-associated immunopathologies. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 103 (2), 193-213. doi: 10.1189/jlb.4MR0617-227RR

Genome-wide discovery of genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Goh, Kelvin G. K., Phan, Minh-Duy, Forde, Brian M., Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Genome-wide discovery of genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. MBio, 8 (5) e01558-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01558-17

In life there is death: How epithelial tissue barriers are preserved despite the challenge of apoptosis

Duszyc, Kinga, Gomez, Guillermo A., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J. and Yap, Alpha S. (2017). In life there is death: How epithelial tissue barriers are preserved despite the challenge of apoptosis. Tissue Barriers, 5 (4) e1345353, e1345353. doi: 10.1080/21688370.2017.1345353

Development of SH2 probes and pull-down assays to detect pathogen-induced, site-specific tyrosine phosphorylation of the TLR adaptor SCIMP

Luo, Lin, Tong, Samuel J., Wall, Adam A., Khromykh, Tatiana, Sweet, Matthew J. and Stow, Jennifer L. (2017). Development of SH2 probes and pull-down assays to detect pathogen-induced, site-specific tyrosine phosphorylation of the TLR adaptor SCIMP. Immunology and Cell Biology, 95 (6), 564-570. doi: 10.1038/icb.2017.10

Small GTPase Rab8a-recruited phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase γ regulates signaling and cytokine outputs from endosomal toll-like receptors

Wall, Adam A., Luo, Lin, Hung, Yu, Tong, Samuel J., Condon, Nicholas D., Blumenthal, Antje, Sweet, Matthew J. and Stow, Jennifer L. (2017). Small GTPase Rab8a-recruited phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase γ regulates signaling and cytokine outputs from endosomal toll-like receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292 (11), 4411-4422. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.766337

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

An HDAC6 inhibitor confers protection and selectively inhibits B-cell infiltration in DSS-induced colitis in mice

Do, Anh, Reid, Robert C., Lohman, Rink-Jan, Sweet, Matthew J., Fairlie, David P. and Iyer, Abishek (2017). An HDAC6 inhibitor confers protection and selectively inhibits B-cell infiltration in DSS-induced colitis in mice. The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 360 (1), 140-151. doi: 10.1124/jpet.116.236711

The nicer side of innate immunity: wound healing and tissue regeneration

Sweet, Matthew and Mansell, Ashley (2017). The nicer side of innate immunity: wound healing and tissue regeneration. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 61, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.12.006

The cytochrome bd-I respiratory oxidase augments survival of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli during infection

Shepherd, Mark, Achard, Maud E. S., Idris, Adi, Totsika, Makrina, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Ribeiro, Cláudia A., Holyoake, Louise V., Ladakis, Dimitrios, Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Poole, Robert K., McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). The cytochrome bd-I respiratory oxidase augments survival of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli during infection. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 35285, 35285. doi: 10.1038/srep35285

CRIg-expressing peritoneal macrophages are associated with disease severity in patients with cirrhosis and ascites

Irvine, Katharine M., Xuan Banh, Gadd, Victoria L., Wojcik, Kyle K., Ariffin, Juliana K., Jose, Sara, Lukowski, Samuel, Baillie, Gregory J., Sweet, Matthew J. and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2016). CRIg-expressing peritoneal macrophages are associated with disease severity in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. JCI Insight, 1 (8) e86914, e86914. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.86914

TRIF-dependent TLR signaling, its functions in host defense and inflammation, and its potential as a therapeutic target

Ullah, M. Obayed, Sweet, Matthew J., Mansell, Ashley, Kellie, Stuart and Kobe, Bostjan (2016). TRIF-dependent TLR signaling, its functions in host defense and inflammation, and its potential as a therapeutic target. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 100 (1), 27-45. doi: 10.1189/jlb.2RI1115-531R

Receptor residence time trumps drug-likeness and oral bioavailability in determining efficacy of complement C5a antagonists

Seow, Vernon, Lim, Junxian, Cotterell, Adam J., Yau, Mei-Kwan, Xu, Weijun, Lohman, Rink-Jan, Kok, W. Mei, Stoermer, Martin J., Sweet, Matthew J., Reid, Robert C., Suen, Jacky Y. and Farilie, David P. (2016). Receptor residence time trumps drug-likeness and oral bioavailability in determining efficacy of complement C5a antagonists. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 24575, 24575.1-24575.12. doi: 10.1038/srep24575

The murine neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome is activated by soluble but not particulate or crystalline agonists

Chen, Kaiwen W., Bezbradica, Jelena S., Gross, Christina J., Wall, Adam A., Sweet, Matthew J., Stow, Jennifer L. and Schroder, Kate (2016). The murine neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome is activated by soluble but not particulate or crystalline agonists. European Journal of Immunology, 46 (4), 1004-1010. doi: 10.1002/eji.201545943

Histone deacetylase inhibitors promote mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and bacterial clearance by human macrophages

Ariffin, Juliana K., das Gupta, Kaustav, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Iyer, Abishek, Reid, Robert C., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Histone deacetylase inhibitors promote mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and bacterial clearance by human macrophages. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (3), 1521-1529. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01876-15

Salmonella employs multiple mechanisms to subvert the TLR-inducible zinc-mediated antimicrobial response of human macrophages

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Bokil, Nilesh J., Achard, Maud E. S., Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y, Peters, Kate M., Stocks, Claudia J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Monteleone, Mercedes, Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Saunders, Bernadette M., Walker, Mark J., Stacey, Katryn J., McEwan, Alastair G., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Salmonella employs multiple mechanisms to subvert the TLR-inducible zinc-mediated antimicrobial response of human macrophages. The FASEB Journal, 30 (5), 1901-1912. doi: 10.1096/fj.201500061

Differential anti-inflammatory activity of HDAC inhibitors in human macrophages and rat arthritis

Lohman, Rink-Jan, Iyer, Abishek, Fairlie, Thomas J., Cotterell, Adam, Gupta, Praveer, Reid, Robert C., Vesey, David A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Fairlie, David P. (2016). Differential anti-inflammatory activity of HDAC inhibitors in human macrophages and rat arthritis. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 356 (2), 387-396. doi: 10.1124/jpet.115.229328

Histone deacetylases in monocyte/macrophage development, activation and metabolism: refining HDAC targets for inflammatory and infectious diseases

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Melanie Shakespear R., Iyer, Abishek, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Histone deacetylases in monocyte/macrophage development, activation and metabolism: refining HDAC targets for inflammatory and infectious diseases. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 5 (1) e62, e62. doi: 10.1038/cti.2015.46

Analysis of the N-terminal region of human MLKL, as well as two distinct MLKL isoforms, reveals new insights into necroptotic cell death

Arnez, Katja Hrovat, Kindlova, Michaela, Bokil, Nilesh J., Murphy, James M., Sweet, Matthew J. and Guncar, Gregor (2016). Analysis of the N-terminal region of human MLKL, as well as two distinct MLKL isoforms, reveals new insights into necroptotic cell death. Bioscience Reports, 36 (1) e00291, e00291-e00291. doi: 10.1042/BSR20150246

Using the MCoTI-II cyclotide scaffold to design a stable cyclic peptide antagonist of SET, a protein overexpressed in human cancer

D'Souza, Charlotte, Henriques, Sonia Troeira, Wang, Conana K., Cheneval, Olivier, Chan, Lai Yue, Bokil, Nilesh J., Sweet, Matthew J. and Craik, David J. (2016). Using the MCoTI-II cyclotide scaffold to design a stable cyclic peptide antagonist of SET, a protein overexpressed in human cancer. Biochemistry, 55 (2), 396-405. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00529

Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Schaale, K., Peters, K. M., Murthy, A. M., Fritzsche, A. K., Phan, M.-D., Totsika, M., Robertson, A. A. B., Nichols, K. B., Cooper, M. A., Stacey, K. J., Ulett, G. C., Schroder, K., Schembri, M. A. and Sweet, M. J. (2016). Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli.. Mucosal Immunology, 9 (1), 124-136. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.44

The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF144B is LPS-inducible in human but not mouse macrophages, and promotes inducible IL-1β expression

Ariffin, Juliana K., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schaale, Kolja, Gatica-Andrades, Marcela, Blumenthal, Antje, Schroder, Kate and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF144B is LPS-inducible in human but not mouse macrophages, and promotes inducible IL-1β expression. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 100 (1), 155-161. doi: 10.1189/jlb.2AB0815-339R

The toll-like receptor 3 pathway in homeostasis, responses to injury and wound repair

Ramnath, Divya, Powell, Elizabeth E., Scholz, Glen M. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). The toll-like receptor 3 pathway in homeostasis, responses to injury and wound repair. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 61, 22-30. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.08.014

The role of H4 flagella in Escherichia coli ST131 virulence

Kakkanat, Asha, Totsika, Makrina, Schaale, Kolja, Duell, Benjamin L., Lo, Alvin W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Moriel, Danilo G., Beatson, Scott A., Sweet, Matthew J., Ulett, Glen C. and Schembri, Mark A. (2015). The role of H4 flagella in Escherichia coli ST131 virulence. Scientific Reports, 5 (16149) 16149, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/srep16149

Inhibition of histone deacetylases permits lipopolysaccharide-mediated secretion of bioactive IL-1b via a caspase-1-independent mechanism

Stammler, Dominik, Eigenbrod, Tatjana, Menz, Sarah, Frick, Julia S., Sweet, Matthew J., Shakespear, Melanie R., Jantsch, Jonathan, Siegert, Isabel, Wolfle, Sabine, Langer, Julian D., Oehme, Ina, Schaefer, Liliana, Fischer, Andre, Knievel, Judith, Heeg, Klaus, Dalpke, Alexander H. and Bode, Konrad A. (2015). Inhibition of histone deacetylases permits lipopolysaccharide-mediated secretion of bioactive IL-1b via a caspase-1-independent mechanism. Journal of Immunology, 195 (11), 5421-5431. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501195

Deletion of Wntless in myeloid cells exacerbates liver fibrosis and the ductular reaction in chronic liver injury

Irvine, Katharine M., Clouston, Andrew D., Gadd, Victoria L., Miller, Gregory C., Wong, Weng-Yew, Melino, Michelle, Maradana, Muralidhara Rao, MacDonald, Kelli, Lang, Richard A., Sweet, Matthew J., Blumenthal, Antje and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2015). Deletion of Wntless in myeloid cells exacerbates liver fibrosis and the ductular reaction in chronic liver injury. Fibrogenesis and Tissue Repair, 8 (19) 19, 19. doi: 10.1186/s13069-015-0036-7

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli engages CD14-dependent signaling to enable bladder macrophage-dependent control of acute urinary tract infection

Carey, Alison J., Sullivan, Matthew J., Duell, Benjamin L., Crossman, David K., Chattopadhyay, Debasish., Brooks, Andrew J., Tan, Chee K., Crowley, Michael., Sweet, Matthew J., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2015). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli engages CD14-dependent signaling to enable bladder macrophage-dependent control of acute urinary tract infection. The Journal of infectious diseases, 213 (4), 659-668. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv424

TLR3 drives IRF6-dependent IL-23p19 expression and p19/EBI3 heterodimer formation in keratinocytes

Ramnath, Divya, Tunny, Kathryn, Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Pitts, Claire M., Bergot, Anne-Sophie, Hogarth, P. Mark, Hamilton, John A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Sturm, Richard A., Scholz, Glen M. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2015). TLR3 drives IRF6-dependent IL-23p19 expression and p19/EBI3 heterodimer formation in keratinocytes. Immunology and Cell Biology, 93 (9), 771-779. doi: 10.1038/icb.2015.77

HMGB1 binds to activated platelets via the receptor for advanced glycation end products and is present in platelet rich human coronary artery thrombi

Ahrens, Ingo, Chen, Yung-Chih, Topcic, Danijal, Bode, Michael, Haenel, David, Hagemeyer, Christoph E., Seeba, Hannah, Duerschmied, Daniel, Bassler, Nicole, Jandeleit-Dahm, Karin A., Sweet, Matthew J., Agrotis, Alex, Bobik, Alex and Peter, Karlheinz (2015). HMGB1 binds to activated platelets via the receptor for advanced glycation end products and is present in platelet rich human coronary artery thrombi. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 114 (5), 994-1003. doi: 10.1160/TH14-12-1073

Deficient NLRP3 and AIM2 Inflammasome Function in Autoimmune NZB Mice.

Sester, David P., Sagulenko, Vitaliya, Thygesen, Sara J., Cridland, Jasmyn A., Loi, Yen Siew, Cridland, Simon O., Masters, Seth L., Genske, Ulrich, Hornung, Veit, Andoniou, Christopher E., Sweet, Matthew J., Degli-Esposti, Mariapia A., Schroder, Kate and Stacey, Katryn J. (2015). Deficient NLRP3 and AIM2 Inflammasome Function in Autoimmune NZB Mice.. Journal of Immunology, 195 (3), 1233-1241. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402859

Innate immune perturbations, accumulating DAMPs and inflammasome dysregulation: a ticking time bomb in ageing

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Bokil, Nilesh J. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2015). Innate immune perturbations, accumulating DAMPs and inflammasome dysregulation: a ticking time bomb in ageing. Ageing Research Reviews, 24 (Pt A), 40-53. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2015.02.005

The co-transcriptome of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-infected mouse macrophages reveals new insights into host–pathogen interactions

Mavromatis, Charalampos (Harris), Bokil, Nilesh J., Totsika, Makrina, Kakkanat, Asha, Schaale, Kolja, Cannistraci, Carlo V., Ryu, Taewoo, Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Ravasi, Timothy (2015). The co-transcriptome of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-infected mouse macrophages reveals new insights into host–pathogen interactions. Cellular Microbiology, 17 (5), 730-746. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12397

Senescent human hepatocytes express a unique secretory phenotype and promote macrophage migration

Irvine, Katharine M., Skoien, Richard, Bokil, Nilesh J., Melino, Michelle, Thomas, Gethin P., Loo, Dorothy, Gabrielli, Brian, Hill, Michelle M., Sweet, Matthew J., Clouston, Andrew D. and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2014). Senescent human hepatocytes express a unique secretory phenotype and promote macrophage migration. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 20 (47), 17851-17862. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17851

Receptor-interacting protein kinase 4 and interferon regulatory factor 6 function as a signaling axis to regulate keratinocyte differentiation

Kwa, Mei Qi, Huynh, Jennifer, Aw, Jiamin, Zhang, Lianyi, Nguyen, Thao, Reynolds, Eric C., Sweet, Matthew J., Hamilton, John A. and Scholz, Glen M. (2014). Receptor-interacting protein kinase 4 and interferon regulatory factor 6 function as a signaling axis to regulate keratinocyte differentiation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (45), 31077-31087. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.589382

The Neutrophil NLRC4 Inflammasome Selectively Promotes IL-1β Maturation without Pyroptosis during Acute Salmonella Challenge

Chen, Kaiwen W., Groß, Christina J., Vasquez Sotomayor, Flor, Stacey, Katryn J., Tschopp, Jurg, Sweet, Matthew J. and Schroder, Kate (2014). The Neutrophil NLRC4 Inflammasome Selectively Promotes IL-1β Maturation without Pyroptosis during Acute Salmonella Challenge. Cell Reports, 8 (2), 570-582. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.06.028

Rab8a interacts directly with PI3Kγ to modulate TLR4-driven PI3K and mTOR signalling

Luo, Lin, Wall, Adam A., Yeo, Jeremy C., Condon, Nicholas D., Norwood, Suzanne J., Schoenwaelder, Simone, Chen, Kaiwen W., Jackson, Shaun, Jenkins, Brendan J., Hartland, Elizabeth L., Schroder, Kate, Collins, Brett M., Sweet, Matthew J. and Stow, Jennifer L. (2014). Rab8a interacts directly with PI3Kγ to modulate TLR4-driven PI3K and mTOR signalling. Nature Communications, 5 (1) 4407, 4407.1-4407.13. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5407

Interferon regulatory factor 6 differentially regulates toll-like receptor 2-dependent chemokine gene expression in epithelial cells

Kwa, Mei Qi, Nguyen, Thao, Huynh, Jennifer, Ramnath, Divya, De Nardo, Dominic, Lam, Pei Yeng, Reynolds, Eric C., Hamilton, John A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Scholz, Glen M. (2014). Interferon regulatory factor 6 differentially regulates toll-like receptor 2-dependent chemokine gene expression in epithelial cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (28), 19758-19768. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.584540

Towards selective lysophospholipid GPCR modulators

Archbold, Julia K., Martin, Jennifer L. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2014). Towards selective lysophospholipid GPCR modulators. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 35 (5), 219-226. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2014.03.004

Tumor cell-expressed SerpinB2 is present on microparticles and inhibits metastasis

Schroder, Wayne A., Major, Lee D., Le, Thuy T., Gardner, Joy, Sweet, Matthew J., Janciauskiene, Sabina and Suhrbier, Andreas (2014). Tumor cell-expressed SerpinB2 is present on microparticles and inhibits metastasis. Cancer Medicine, 3 (3), 500-513. doi: 10.1002/cam4.229

Protective role for toll-like receptor-9 in the development of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein e-deficient mice

Koulis, Christine, Chen, Yung-Chih, Hausding, Christian, Ahrens, Ingo, Kyaw, Tin Soe, Tay, Christopher, Allen, Terri, Jandeleit-Dahm, Karin, Sweet, Matthew J., Akira, Shizuo, Bobik, Alexander, Peter, Karlheinz and Agrotis, Alex (2014). Protective role for toll-like receptor-9 in the development of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein e-deficient mice. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 34 (3), 516-525. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.302407

Recombinant Wnt3a and Wnt5a elicit macrophage cytokine production and tolerization to microbial stimulation via Toll-like receptor 4

Yu, C.-H., Nguyen, T.T.K., Irvine, K.M., Sweet, M.J., Frazer, I.H. and Blumenthal, A. (2014). Recombinant Wnt3a and Wnt5a elicit macrophage cytokine production and tolerization to microbial stimulation via Toll-like receptor 4. European Journal of Immunology, 44 (5), 1480-1490. doi: 10.1002/eji.201343959

The TLR signalling adaptor TRIF/TICAM-1 has an N-terminal helical domain with structural similarity to IFIT proteins

Ullah, M. Obayed, Ve, Thomas, Mangan, Matthew, Alaidarous, Mohammed, Sweet, Matthew J., Mansell, Ashley and Kobe, Bostjan (2013). The TLR signalling adaptor TRIF/TICAM-1 has an N-terminal helical domain with structural similarity to IFIT proteins. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 69 (12), 2420-2430. doi: 10.1107/S0907444913022385

Mechanism of bacterial interference with TLR4 signaling by Brucella TIR-domain-containing protein TcpB

Alaidarous, Mohammed Abdullah, Ve, Thomas, Casey, Lachlan, Valkov, Eugene, Ericsson, Daniel, Obayed, Ullah, M., Schembri, Mark A., Mansell, Ashley, Sweet, Matthew J. and Kobe, Bostjan (2013). Mechanism of bacterial interference with TLR4 signaling by Brucella TIR-domain-containing protein TcpB. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (2), 654-668. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.523274

An mRNA atlas of G protein-coupled receptor expression during primary human monocyte/macrophage differentiation and lipopolysaccharide-mediated activation identifies targetable candidate regulators of inflammation

Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Schaale, Kolja, Le Cao, Kim-Anh, Seow, Vernon, Iyer, Abishek, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2013). An mRNA atlas of G protein-coupled receptor expression during primary human monocyte/macrophage differentiation and lipopolysaccharide-mediated activation identifies targetable candidate regulators of inflammation. Immunobiology, 218 (11), 1345-1353. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2013.07.001

Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of the TIR domain from the Brucella melitensis TIR-domain-containing protein TcpB

Alaidarous, Mohammed, Ve, Thomas, Ullah, M. Obayed, Valkov, Eugene, Mansell, Ashley, Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Kobe, Bostjan (2013). Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of the TIR domain from the Brucella melitensis TIR-domain-containing protein TcpB. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 69 (10), 1167-1170. doi: 10.1107/S1744309113024408

Inflammatory Responses Induced by Lipopolysaccharide Are Amplified in Primary Human Monocytes but Suppressed in Macrophages by Complement Protein C5a

Seow, Vernon, Lim, Junxian, Iyer, Abishek, Suen, Jacky Y., Ariffin, Juliana K., Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Sweet, Matthew J. and Fairlie, David P. (2013). Inflammatory Responses Induced by Lipopolysaccharide Are Amplified in Primary Human Monocytes but Suppressed in Macrophages by Complement Protein C5a. Journal of Immunology, 191 (8), 4308-4316. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301355

An antioxidant role for catecholate siderophores in Salmonella

Achard, Maud E. S, Chen, Kaiwen W., Sweet, Matthew J., Watts, Rebecca E., Schroder, Kate, Schembri, Mark A. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2013). An antioxidant role for catecholate siderophores in Salmonella. Biochemical Journal, 454 (3), 543-549. doi: 10.1042/BJ20121771

Histone deacetylase 7 promotes Toll-like Receptor 4-dependent pro-inflammatory gene expression in macrophages

Shakespear, Melanie R., Hohenhaus, Daniel M., Kelly, Greg M., Kamal, Nabilah A., Gupta, Praveer, Labzin, Larisa I., Schroder, Kate, Garceau, Valerie, Barbero, Sheila, Iyer, Abishek, Hume, David A., Reid, Robert C., Irvine, Katharine M., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2013). Histone deacetylase 7 promotes Toll-like Receptor 4-dependent pro-inflammatory gene expression in macrophages. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (35), 25362-25374. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.496281

Metal ions in macrophage antimicrobial pathways: emerging roles for zinc and copper

Stafford, Sian L., Bokil, Nilesh J., Achard, Maud E. S., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A., McEwan, Alastair G. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2013). Metal ions in macrophage antimicrobial pathways: emerging roles for zinc and copper. Bioscience Reports, 33 (4), 541-554. doi: 10.1042/BSR20130014

Crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of the N-terminal domain of the Toll-like receptor signalling adaptor protein TRIF/TICAM-1

Ullah, M. Obayed, Ve, Thomas, Dkhar, Jameris, Alaidarous, Mohammed, Ericsson, Daniel J., Sweet, Matthew J., Mansell, Ashley and Kobe, Bostjan (2013). Crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of the N-terminal domain of the Toll-like receptor signalling adaptor protein TRIF/TICAM-1. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 69 (7), 766-770. doi: 10.1107/S174430911301419X

Portal, but not lobular, macrophages express matrix metalloproteinase-9: association with the ductular reaction and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Gadd, Victoria L., Melino, Michelle, Roy, Sandrine, Horsfall, Leigh, O'Rourke, Peter, Williams, Millicent R., Irvine, Katharine M., Sweet, Matthew J., Jonsson, Julie R., Clouston, Andrew D. and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2013). Portal, but not lobular, macrophages express matrix metalloproteinase-9: association with the ductular reaction and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. Liver International, 33 (4), 569-579. doi: 10.1111/liv.12050

Differences in the repertoire, regulation and function of TOLL-like receptors and inflammasome-forming Nod-like receptors between human and mouse

Juliana Ariffin and Sweet, Matthew J. (2013). Differences in the repertoire, regulation and function of TOLL-like receptors and inflammasome-forming Nod-like receptors between human and mouse. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 16 (3), 303-310. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.03.002

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence and innate immune responses during urinary tract infection

Ulett, G. C., Makrina Totsika, Kolja Schaale, Carey, A. J., Sweet, Matthew J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence and innate immune responses during urinary tract infection. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 16 (1), 100-107. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.01.005

The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized

Chen, Kai-En, Richards, Ayanthi A., Caradoc-Davies, Tom T., Vajjhala, Parimala R., Robin, Gautier, Lua, Linda H. L., Hill, Justine M., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J., Kellie, Stuart, Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer (2013). The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 69 (5), 774-784. doi: 10.1107/S0907444913001558

Acute lipopolysaccharide priming boosts inflammasome activation independently of inflammasome sensor induction

Schroder, Kate, Sagulenko, Vitaliya, Zamoshnikova, Alina, Richards, Ayanthi A., Cridland, Jasmyn A., Irvine, Katharine M., Stacey, Katryn J. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2012). Acute lipopolysaccharide priming boosts inflammasome activation independently of inflammasome sensor induction. Immunobiology, 217 (12), 1325-1329. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2012.07.020

The mammalian PYHIN gene family: Phylogeny, evolution and expression

Cridland, Jasmyn A., Curley, Eva Z., Wykes, Michelle N ., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J., Roberts, Tara L., Ragan, Mark A., Kassahn, Karin S. and Stacey, Katryn J. (2012). The mammalian PYHIN gene family: Phylogeny, evolution and expression. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12 (1) 140, 140.1-140.33. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-140

Towards isozyme-selective HDA inhibitors for interrogating disease

Gupta, Praveer, Reid, Robert C., Iyer, Abishek, Sweet, Matthew J. and Fairlie, David (2012). Towards isozyme-selective HDA inhibitors for interrogating disease. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 12 (14), 1479-1499. doi: 10.2174/156802612802652420

The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer

Chen, Kai-En, Richards, Ayanthi A., Arrifin, Juliana K., Ross, Ian L., Sweet, Matthew J., Kellie, Stuart, Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer L. (2012). The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 68 (6), 637-648. doi: 10.1107/S0907444912006592

Copper redistribution in murine macrophages in response to Salmonella infection

Achard, Maud E. S., Stafford, Sian L., Bokil, Nilesh J., Chartres, Jy, Bernhardt, Paul V., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2012). Copper redistribution in murine macrophages in response to Salmonella infection. Biochemical Journal, 444 (1), 51-57. doi: 10.1042/BJ20112180

Conservation and divergence in Toll-like receptor 4-regulated gene expression in primary human versus mouse macrophages

Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Taylor, Martin S., Bokil, Nilesh J., Le Cao, Kim-Anh, Masterman, Kelly-Anne, Labzin, Larisa I., Semple, Colin A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Fairbairn, Lynsey, Akalin, Altuna, Faulkner, Geoffrey J., Baillie, John Kenneth, Gongora, Milena, Daub, Carsten O., Kawaji, Hideya, McLachlan, Geoffrey J., Goldman, Nick, Grimmond, Sean M., Carninci, Piero, Suzuki, Harukazu, Hayashizaki, Yoshihide, Lenhard, Boris, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2012). Conservation and divergence in Toll-like receptor 4-regulated gene expression in primary human versus mouse macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 109 (16), E944-E953. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1110156109

Macrophage secretory products induce an inflammatory phenotype in hepatocytes

Melino, Michelle, Gadd, Victoria L., Walker, Gene V., Skoien, Richard, Barrie, Helen D., Jothimani, Dinesh, Horsfall, Leigh, Jones, Alun, Sweet, Matthew J., Thomas, Gethin P., Clouston, Andrew D., Jonsson, Julie R. and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2012). Macrophage secretory products induce an inflammatory phenotype in hepatocytes. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 18 (15), 1732-1744. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1732

HDAC inhibitors: Modulating leukocyte differentiation, survival, proliferation and inflammation

Sweet, Matthew J., Shakespear, Melanie R., Kamal, Nabilah A. and Fairlie, David P. (2012). HDAC inhibitors: Modulating leukocyte differentiation, survival, proliferation and inflammation. Immunology and Cell Biology, 90 (1), 14-22. doi: 10.1038/icb.2011.88

HDACs and their inhibitors in immunology: teaching anticancer drugs new tricks

Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2012). HDACs and their inhibitors in immunology: teaching anticancer drugs new tricks. Immunology and Cell Biology, 90 (1), 3-5. doi: 10.1038/icb.2011.105

Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages

Bokil, Nilesh J., Totsika, Makrina, Carey, Alison J., Stacey, Katryn J., Hancock, Viktoria, Saunders, Bernadette M., Ravasi, Timothy, Ulett, Glenn C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2011). Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages. Immunobiology, 216 (11), 1164-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.05.011

Crystal structure of Toll-like receptor adaptor MAL/TIRAP reveals the molecular basis for signal transduction and disease protection

Valkov, Eugene, Stamp, Anna, DiMaio, Frank, Baker, David, Verstak, Brett, Roversi, Pietro, Kellie, Stuart, Sweet, Matthew J., Mansell, Ashley, Gay, Nicholas J., Martin, Jennifer L. and Kobe, Bostjan (2011). Crystal structure of Toll-like receptor adaptor MAL/TIRAP reveals the molecular basis for signal transduction and disease protection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (36), 14879-14884. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1104780108

Osteal tissue macrophages promote in vivo intramembranous bone healing in a mouse tibial injury model

Alexander, Kylie A., Chang, Ming K., Maylin, Erin R., Kohler, Thomas, Meuller, Ralph, Wu, Andy C., van Rooijen, Nico, Sweet, Matthew J ., Hume, David A., Raggatt, Liza J. and Pettit, Allison R. (2011). Osteal tissue macrophages promote in vivo intramembranous bone healing in a mouse tibial injury model. Journal of Bone And Mineral Research, 26 (7), 1517-1532. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.354

Histone deacetylases as regulators of inflammation and immunity

Shakespear, Melanie R., Halili, Maria A., Irvine, Katharine M., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2011). Histone deacetylases as regulators of inflammation and immunity. Trends in Immunology, 32 (7), 335-343. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2011.04.001

B cells do not take up bacterial DNA: An essential role for antigen in exposure of DNA to toll-like receptor-9

Roberts, Tara L., Turner, Marian L., Dunn, Jasmyn A., Lenert, Petar, Ross, Ian L., Sweet, Matthew J. and Stacey, Katryn J. (2011). B cells do not take up bacterial DNA: An essential role for antigen in exposure of DNA to toll-like receptor-9. Immunology and Cell Biology, 89 (4), 517-525. doi: 10.1038/icb.2010.112

The immunostimulatory activity of phosphorothioate CpG oligonucleotides is affected by distal sequence changes

Roberts, Tara L., Dunn, Jasmyn A., Sweet, Matthew J., Hume, David A. and Stacey, Katryn J. (2011). The immunostimulatory activity of phosphorothioate CpG oligonucleotides is affected by distal sequence changes. Molecular Immunology, 48 (8), 1027-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.01.011

Identification and characterization of a new family of cell penetrating peptides: Cyclic cell penetrating peptides

Cascales, Laura, Henriques, Sónia T., Kerr, Markus C., Huang, Yen-Hua, Sweet, Matthew J., Daly, Norelle L. and Craik, David J. (2011). Identification and characterization of a new family of cell penetrating peptides: Cyclic cell penetrating peptides. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Epub ahead of print (42), 36932-36943. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.264424

LPS-Induced Cytokine Production in Human Monocytes and Macrophages

Rosso, M., Heine, H., Meusch, U., Quandt, D., Klein, C., Sweet, M. J. and Hauschildt, S. (2011). LPS-Induced Cytokine Production in Human Monocytes and Macrophages. Critical Reviews in Immunology, 31 (5), 379-446. doi: 10.1615/CritRevImmunol.v31.i5.20

Macrophage activation and differentiation signals regulate Schlafen-4 gene expression: Evidence for Schlafen-4 as a modulator of myelopoiesis

Van Zuylen, Wendy J., Garceau, Valerie, Idris, Adi, Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Lattin, Jane E., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Perkins, Andrew C., Cook, Andrew D., Hamilton, John A., Hertzog, Paul J., Stacey, Katryn J., Kellie, Stuart, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2011). Macrophage activation and differentiation signals regulate Schlafen-4 gene expression: Evidence for Schlafen-4 as a modulator of myelopoiesis. PLoS One, 6 (1) e15723, e15723-1-e15723-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015723

Dead cells certainly do matter, particularly when they can speak from the grave

Sweet, Matthew J. (2010). Dead cells certainly do matter, particularly when they can speak from the grave. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 88 (6), 1065-1066. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0810443

Inhibitors selective for HDAC6 in enzymes and cells

Gupta, Praveer K., Reid, Robert C., Liu, Ligong, Lucke, Andrew J., Broomfield, Steve A., Andrews, Melanie R., Sweet, Matthew J. and Fairlie, David P. (2010). Inhibitors selective for HDAC6 in enzymes and cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 20 (23), 7067-7070. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.09.100

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ regulates membrane fission of Golgi carriers for selective cytokine secretion

Low, Pei Ching, Misaki, Ryo, Schroder, Kate, Stanley, Amanda C., Sweet, Matthew J., Teasdale, Rohan D., Vanhaesebroeck, Bart, Meunier, Frédéric A., Taguchi, Tomohiko and Stow, Jennifer L. (2010). Phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ regulates membrane fission of Golgi carriers for selective cytokine secretion. Journal of Cell Biology, 190 (6), 1053-1065. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201001028

Development and characterization of new inhibitors of the human and mouse hematopoietic prostaglandin D-2 synthases

Christ, Angelika N., Labzin, Larisa, Bourne, Gregory T., Fukunishi, Hirotada, Weber, Jane E., Sweet, Matthew J., Smythe, Mark L. and Flanagan, Jack U. (2010). Development and characterization of new inhibitors of the human and mouse hematopoietic prostaglandin D-2 synthases. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 53 (15), 5536-5548. doi: 10.1021/jm100194a

Differential effects of selective HDAC inhibitors on macrophage inflammatory responses to the Toll-like receptor 4 agonist LPS

Halili, Maria A., Andrews, Melanie R., Labzin, Larisa I., Schroder, Kate, Matthias, Gabriele, Cao, Chun, Lovelace, Erica, Reid, Robert C., Le, Giang T., Hume, David A., Irvine, Katharine M., Matthias, Patrick, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2010). Differential effects of selective HDAC inhibitors on macrophage inflammatory responses to the Toll-like receptor 4 agonist LPS. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 87 (6), 1103-1114. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0509363

A conserved distal segment of the mouse CSF-1 receptor promoter is required for maximal expression of a reporter gene in macrophages and osteoclasts of transgenic mice

Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., DeBats, Claire E. E., Sester, David P., Sweet, Matthew J. and Hume, David A. (2010). A conserved distal segment of the mouse CSF-1 receptor promoter is required for maximal expression of a reporter gene in macrophages and osteoclasts of transgenic mice. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 87 (5), 815-822. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0809557

The multi-copper-ion oxidase CueO of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is required for systemic virulence

Achard, Maud E. S., Tree, Jai J., Holden, James A., Simpfendorfer, Kim R., Wijburg, Odilia L. C., Strugnell, Richard A., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J., Jennings, Michael P. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2010). The multi-copper-ion oxidase CueO of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is required for systemic virulence. Infection and Immunity, 78 (5), 2312-2319. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01208-09

Beta-arrestin 2 is required for complement C1q expression in macrophages and constrains factor-independent survival

Lattin, J. E., Greenwood, K. P., Daly, N. L., Kelly, G, Zidar, D. A., Clark, R. J., Thomas, W. G., Kellie, Stuart, Craik, D. J., Hume, D. A. and Sweet, M. J. (2009). Beta-arrestin 2 is required for complement C1q expression in macrophages and constrains factor-independent survival. Molecular Immunology, 47 (2-3), 340-347. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.09.012

Experimental and bioinformatic characterisation of the promoter region of the Marfan syndrome gene, FBN1

Summers, Kim M., Bokil, Nilesh J., Baisden, John M., West, Malcolm J., Sweet, Matthew J., Raggatt, Liza J. and Hume, David A. (2009). Experimental and bioinformatic characterisation of the promoter region of the Marfan syndrome gene, FBN1. Genomics, 94 (4), 233-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2009.06.005

Selective induction of the Notch ligand Jagged -1 in macrophages by soluble egg antigen from Schistosoma mansoni involves ERK signaling

Goh, Felicia, Irvine, Katharine M., Lovelace, Erica, Donnelly, Sheila, Jones, Malcolm K ., Brion, Kristian, Hume, David A., Kotze, Andrew C., Dalton John P., Ingham, Aaron and Sweet, Matthew J. (2009). Selective induction of the Notch ligand Jagged -1 in macrophages by soluble egg antigen from Schistosoma mansoni involves ERK signaling. Immunology, 127 (3), 326-337. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02979.x

The transcriptional network that controls growth arrest and differentiation in a human myeloid leukemia cell line

Suzuki, H, Forrest, ARR, van Nimwegen, E, Daub, CO, Balwierz, PJ, Irvine, KM, Lassmann, T, Ravasi, T, Hasegawa, Y, de Hoon, MJL, Katayama, S, Schroder, K, Carninci, P, Tomaru, Y, Kanamori-Katayama, M, Kubosaki, A, Akalin, A, Ando, Y, Arner, E, Asada, M, Asahara, H, Bailey, T, Bajic, VB, Bauer, D, Beckhouse, AG, Bertin, N, Bjorkegren, J, Brombacher, F, Bulger, E ... Riken Omics Science Center (2009). The transcriptional network that controls growth arrest and differentiation in a human myeloid leukemia cell line. Nature Genetics, 41 (5), 553-562. doi: 10.1038/ng.375

TLR-9-independent effects of inhibitory oligonucleotides on macrophages responses to S. typhimurium

Trieu, Angela, Bokil, Nilesh, Dunn, Jasmyn A., Roberts, Tara L., Xu, Damo, Liew, Foo Y., Hume, David A., Stacey, Katryn J. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2009). TLR-9-independent effects of inhibitory oligonucleotides on macrophages responses to S. typhimurium. Immunology and Cell Biology, 87 (3), 218-225. doi: 10.1038/icb.2008.95

HIN-200 proteins regulate caspase activation in response to foreign cytoplasmic DNA

Roberts, Tara L., Idris, Adi, Dunn, Jasmyn A., Kelly, Greg M., Burnton, Carol M., Hodgson, Samantha, Hardy, Lani. L., Garceau, Valerie, Sweet, Matthew J., Ross, Ian L., Hume, David A. and Stacey, Katryn J. (2009). HIN-200 proteins regulate caspase activation in response to foreign cytoplasmic DNA. Science, 323 (5917), 1057-1060. doi: 10.1126/science.1169841

Colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) delivers a proatherogenic signal to human macrophages

Irvine, Katharine M., Andrews, Melanie R., Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel A., Schroder, Kate, Burns, Christopher J., Su, Stephen, Wilks, Andrew F., Parton, Robert G., Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2009). Colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) delivers a proatherogenic signal to human macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 85 (2), 278-288. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0808497

Histone deacetylase inhibitors in inflammatory disease

Halili, M. A., Andrews, M, Sweet, M. and Fairlie, D. P. (2009). Histone deacetylase inhibitors in inflammatory disease. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 9 (3), 309-319. doi: 10.2174/156802609788085250

Regulation of the endosomal SNARE protein syntaxin 7 by colony-stimulating factpr 1 in macrophages

Achuthan, Adrian, Masendycz, Paul, Lopez, Jamie A., Nguyen, Thao, James, David E., Sweet, Matthew J., Hamilton, John A. and Scholz, Glen M. (2008). Regulation of the endosomal SNARE protein syntaxin 7 by colony-stimulating factpr 1 in macrophages. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 28 (20), 6149-6159. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00220-08

Expression analysis of G Protein-coupled receptors in mouse macrophages

Lattin, Jane E., Schroder, Kate, Su, Andrew I., Walker, John R., Zhang, Jie, Wiltshire, Tim, Saijo, Kaoru, Glass, Christopher K., Hume, David A., Kellie, Stuart and Sweet, Matthew J. (2008). Expression analysis of G Protein-coupled receptors in mouse macrophages. Immunome Research, 4 (5) 5, 5. doi: 10.1186/1745-7580-4-5

Differential effects of CpG DNA on IFN-beta induction and STAT1 activation in murine macrophages versus dendritic cells: Alternatively activated STAT1 negatively regulates TLR signaling in macrophages

Schroder, K., Spille, M., Pilz, A., Lattin, J., Bode, K. A., Irvine, K. M., Burrows, A. D., Ravasi, T., Weighardt, H., Stacey, K. J., Decker, T., Hume, D. A., Dalpke, A. H. and Sweet, M. J. (2007). Differential effects of CpG DNA on IFN-beta induction and STAT1 activation in murine macrophages versus dendritic cells: Alternatively activated STAT1 negatively regulates TLR signaling in macrophages. Journal of Immunology, 179 (6), 3495-3503. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.3495

BAFF and MyD88 signals promote a lupuslike disease independent of T cells

Groom, JR, Fletcher, CA, Walters, SN, Grey, ST, Watt, SV, Sweet, MJ, Smyth, MJ, Mackay, CR and Mackay, F (2007). BAFF and MyD88 signals promote a lupuslike disease independent of T cells. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 204 (8), 1959-1971. doi: 10.1084/jem.20062567

The Australian toll-way gets the nod - meeting report of TLROZ 2007: pattern recognition receptors in immunity and disease, Melbourne, Australia, 16-18th May 2007

Sweet, Matthew J., Mansell, Ashley and Wilson, Trevor J. (2007). The Australian toll-way gets the nod - meeting report of TLROZ 2007: pattern recognition receptors in immunity and disease, Melbourne, Australia, 16-18th May 2007. Immunology and Cell Biology, 85 (6), 401-403. doi: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100101

G-protein-coupled receptor expression, function, and signaling in macrophages

Lattin, J., Zidar, D., Schroder, K., Kellie, S., Hume, D. and Sweet, M. (2007). G-protein-coupled receptor expression, function, and signaling in macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 82 (1), 16-32. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0107051

PU.1 and ICSBP control constitutive and IFN-gamma-regulated Tlr9 gene expression in mouse macrophages

Schroder, Kate, Lichtinger, Monika, Irvine, Katharine M., Brion, Kristian, Trieu, Angela, Ross, Ian L., Ravasi, Timothy, Stacey, Katryn J., Rehli, Michael, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2007). PU.1 and ICSBP control constitutive and IFN-gamma-regulated Tlr9 gene expression in mouse macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 81 (6), 1577-1590. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0107036

Gpnmb is induced in macrophages by IFN-gamma and lipopolysaccharide and acts as a feedback regulator of proinflammatory responses

Ripoll, Vera M., Irvine, Katharine M., Ravasi, Timothy, Sweet, Matthew J. and Hume, David A. (2007). Gpnmb is induced in macrophages by IFN-gamma and lipopolysaccharide and acts as a feedback regulator of proinflammatory responses. Journal of Immunology, 178 (10), 6557-6566. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6557

Histone deacetylase inhibitors decrease Toll-like receptor-mediated activation of proinflammatory gene expression by impairing transcription factor recruitment

Bode, K. A., Schroder, K., Hume, D. A., Ravasi, T., Heeg, K., Sweet, M. J. and Dalpke, A. H. (2007). Histone deacetylase inhibitors decrease Toll-like receptor-mediated activation of proinflammatory gene expression by impairing transcription factor recruitment. Immunology, 122 (4), 596-606. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02678.x

CpG DNA activates survival in murine macrophages through TLR9 and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway

Sester, D. P., Brion, K., Trieu, A., Goodridge, H. S., Roberts, T. L., Dunn, J., Hume, D. A., Stacey, K. J. and Sweet, M. J. (2006). CpG DNA activates survival in murine macrophages through TLR9 and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway. Journal of Immunology, 177 (7), 4473-4480. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.7.4473

A CSF-1 receptor kinase inhibitor targets effector functions and inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine production from murine macrophage populations

Irvine, Katharine M., Burns, Christopher J., Wilks, Andrew F., Su, Stephen, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2006). A CSF-1 receptor kinase inhibitor targets effector functions and inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine production from murine macrophage populations. The FASEB Journal, 20 (11), 1921-1923. doi: 10.1096/fj.06-5848fje

Transcriptional network dynamics in macrophage activation

Nilsson, Roland, Bajic, Vladimir B., Suzuki, Harukazu, di Bernardo, Diego, Bjorkegren, Johan, Katayama, Shintaro, Reid, James F., Sweet, Matthew J., Gariboldi, Manuela, Carninci, Piero, Hayashizaki, Yosihide, Hume, David A., Tegner, Jesper and Ravasi, Timothy (2006). Transcriptional network dynamics in macrophage activation. Genomics, 88 (2), 133-142. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2006.03.022

DNA Motifs Suppressing TLR9 Responses

Trieu, A., Roberts, T. L., Dunn, J. A., Sweet, M. J. and Stacey, K. J. (2006). DNA Motifs Suppressing TLR9 Responses. Critical reviews in Immunology, 26 (6), 527-544. doi: 10.1615/CritRevImmunol.v26.i6.50

LPS regulates proinflammatory gene expression in macrophages by altering histone deacetylase expression

Aung, H. T., Schroder, K., Himes, S. R., Brion, K., van Zuylen, W., Trieu, A., Suzuki, H., Hayashizaki, Y., Hume, D. A., Sweet, M. J. and Ravasi, T. (2006). LPS regulates proinflammatory gene expression in macrophages by altering histone deacetylase expression. Faseb Journal, 20 (9), 1315-1327. doi: 10.1096/fj.05-5360com

Signal integration between IFN gamma and TLR signalling pathways in macrophages

Schroder, K., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (2006). Signal integration between IFN gamma and TLR signalling pathways in macrophages. Immunobiology, 211 (6-8), 511-524. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2006.05.007

Cutting edge: Species-specific TLR9-mediated recognition of CpG and non-CpG phosphorothioate-modified ohgonucleotides

Roberts, T. L., Sweet, M. J., Hume, D. A. and Stacey, K. J. (2005). Cutting edge: Species-specific TLR9-mediated recognition of CpG and non-CpG phosphorothioate-modified ohgonucleotides. Journal of Immunology, 174 (2), 605-608. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.2.605

Differences in macrophage activation by bacterial DNA and CpG-containing oligonucleotides

Roberts, T. L., Dunn, J. A., Terry, T. D., Jennings, M. P., Hume, D. A., Sweet, M. J. and Stacey, K. J. (2005). Differences in macrophage activation by bacterial DNA and CpG-containing oligonucleotides. Journal of Immunology, 175 (6), 3569-3576. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.6.3569

LPS regulates a set of genes in primary murine macrophages by antagonising CSF-1 action

Sester, D. P., Trieu, A., Brion, K., Schroder, K., Ravasi, T., Robinson, J. A., McDonald, R. C., Ripoll, V., Wells, C. A., Suzuki, H., Hayashizaki, Y., Stacey, K. J., Hume, D. A. and Sweet, M. J. (2005). LPS regulates a set of genes in primary murine macrophages by antagonising CSF-1 action. Immunobiology, 210 (2-4), 97-107. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2005.05.004

T1/ST2 - an IL-1 receptor-like modulator of immune responses

Trajkovic, Vladimir, Sweet, Matthew J. and Xu, Damo M. (2004). T1/ST2 - an IL-1 receptor-like modulator of immune responses. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 15 (2-3), 87-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2004.02.004

Genetic control of the innate immune response

Wells, C. A., Ravasi, T., Faulkner, G. J., Carninci, P., Okazaki, Y., Hayashizaki, Y., Sweet, M.J., Wainwright, B. J. and Hume, D. A. (2003). Genetic control of the innate immune response. BMC Immunology, 4 (Article 5) 5, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-4-5

The molecular basis for the lack of immunostimulatory activity of vertebrate DNA

Stacey, Katryn J., Young, Greg R., Clark, Francis, Sester, David P., Roberts, Tara L., Naik, Shalin, Sweet, Matthew J. and Hume, David A. (2003). The molecular basis for the lack of immunostimulatory activity of vertebrate DNA. Journal of Immunology, 170 (7), 3614-3620. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.7.3614

CSF-1 as a regulator of macrophage activation and immune responses

Sweet, MJ and Hume, DA (2003). CSF-1 as a regulator of macrophage activation and immune responses. Archivum Immunologiae Et Therapiae Experimentalis, 51 (3), 169-177.

Colony-stimulating factor-1 suppresses responses to CpG DNA and expression of toll-like receptor 9 but enhances responses to lipopolysaccharide in murine macrophages

Sweet, Matthew J., Campbell, Carol C., Sester, David P., Xu, Damo, McDonald, Rebecca C., Stacey, Katryn J., Hume, David A. and Liew, Foo Y. (2002). Colony-stimulating factor-1 suppresses responses to CpG DNA and expression of toll-like receptor 9 but enhances responses to lipopolysaccharide in murine macrophages. Journal of Immunology, 168 (1), 392-399. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.1.392

A novel pathway regulating lipopolysaccharide-induced shock by ST2/T1 via inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 expression

Sweet, M. J., Leung, B. P., Kang, D. W., Sogaard, M., Schulz, K., Trajkovic, V., Campbell, C. C., Xu, D. M. and Liew, F. Y. (2001). A novel pathway regulating lipopolysaccharide-induced shock by ST2/T1 via inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 expression. Journal of Immunology, 166 (11), 6633-6639. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.11.6633

Macrophages exposed continuously to lipopolysaccharide and other agonists that act via toll-like receptors exhibit a sustained and additive activation state

Hume, D. A., Underhill, D. M., Sweet, M. J., Ozinsky, A.O., Liew, F.Y. and Aderem, A. (2001). Macrophages exposed continuously to lipopolysaccharide and other agonists that act via toll-like receptors exhibit a sustained and additive activation state. BMC Immunology, 2 (11) 11, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-2-11

Regulation of ST2L expression on T helper (Th) type 2 cells

Carter, R. W., Sweet, M. J., Xu, D. M., Klemenz, R., Liew, F. Y. and Chan, W. L. (2001). Regulation of ST2L expression on T helper (Th) type 2 cells. European Journal of Immunology, 31 (10), 2979-2985. doi: 10.1002/1521-4141(2001010)31:10<2979::AID-IMMU2979>3.0.CO;2-B

Macrophage activation by immunostimulatory DNA

Stacey, K. J., Sester, D. P., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (2000). Macrophage activation by immunostimulatory DNA. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 247, 41-58. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-59672-8_3

Altered immune responses and susceptibility to Leishmania major and Staphylococcus aureus infection in IL-18-deficient mice

Wei, X.Q., Leung, B.P., Niedbala, W., Piedrafita, D., Feng, G.J., Sweet, M., Dobbie, L., Smith, A.J. and Liew F.Y. (1999). Altered immune responses and susceptibility to Leishmania major and Staphylococcus aureus infection in IL-18-deficient mice. Journal of Immunology, 163 (5), 2821-2828.

Bacterial/CpG DNA down-modulates colony stimulating factor-1 receptor surface expression on murine bone marrow-derived macrophages with concomitant growth arrest and factor-independent survival

Sester, D. P., Beasley, S. J., Sweet, M. J., Fowles, L. F., Cronau, S., Stacey, K. J. and Hume, D. A. (1999). Bacterial/CpG DNA down-modulates colony stimulating factor-1 receptor surface expression on murine bone marrow-derived macrophages with concomitant growth arrest and factor-independent survival. Journal of Immunology, 163 (12), 6541-6550.

CAT2-mediated L-arginine transport and nitric oxide production in activated macrophages

Kakuda, D. K., Sweet, M. J., MacLeod, C. L., Hume, D. A. and Markovich, D. (1999). CAT2-mediated L-arginine transport and nitric oxide production in activated macrophages. Biochemical Journal, 340 (2), 549-553. doi: 10.1042/0264-6021:3400549

The actions of bacterial DNA on murine macrophages

Sester, D. P., Stacey, K. J., Sweet, M. J., Beasley, S. J., Cronau, S. L. and Hume, D. A. (1999). The actions of bacterial DNA on murine macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 66 (4), 542-548. doi: 10.1002/jlb.66.4.542

IFN-γ primes macrophage responses to bacterial DNA

Sweet, M. J., Stacey, K. J., Kakuda, D. K., Markovich, D. and Hume, D. A. (1998). IFN-γ primes macrophage responses to bacterial DNA. Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 18 (4), 263-271. doi: 10.1089/jir.1998.18.263

Involvement of Ets, rel and Sp1-like proteins in lipopolysaccharide-mediated activation of the HIV-1 LTR in macrophage

Sweet, M. J., Stacey, K. J., Ross, I. L., Ostrowski, M. C. and Hume, D. A. (1998). Involvement of Ets, rel and Sp1-like proteins in lipopolysaccharide-mediated activation of the HIV-1 LTR in macrophage. Journal of Inflammation, 48 (2), 67-83.

Endotoxin signal transduction in macrophages

Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (1996). Endotoxin signal transduction in macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 60 (1), 8-26. doi: 10.1002/jlb.60.1.8

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide confers resistance to G418, doxorubicin and taxol in the murine macrophage cell line, RAW264

Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (1996). Bacterial lipopolysaccharide confers resistance to G418, doxorubicin and taxol in the murine macrophage cell line, RAW264. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 59 (2), 280-286. doi: 10.1002/jlb.59.2.280

Macrophages ingest and are activated by bacterial DNA

Stacey, K. J., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (1996). Macrophages ingest and are activated by bacterial DNA. Journal of Immunology, 157 (5), 2116-2122.

RAW264 macrophages stably transfected with an HIV-1-LTR reporter gene provide a sensitive bioassay for analysis of signalling pathways in macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide, TNF-α or taxol

Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (1995). RAW264 macrophages stably transfected with an HIV-1-LTR reporter gene provide a sensitive bioassay for analysis of signalling pathways in macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide, TNF-α or taxol. Journal of Inflammation, 45 (2), 126-135.

Opposing actions of c-ets/PU.1 and c-myb protooncogene products in regulating the macrophage-specific promoters of the human and mouse colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (c-fms) genes

Reddy, M. A., Yang, B. S., Yue, X., Barnett, C. J., Ross, I. L., Sweet, M. J., Hume, D. A. and Ostrowski, M. C. (1994). Opposing actions of c-ets/PU.1 and c-myb protooncogene products in regulating the macrophage-specific promoters of the human and mouse colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (c-fms) genes. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 180 (6), 2309-2319. doi: 10.1084/jem.180.6.2309

The HIV-1 regulatory protein Nef has a specific function in a murine macrophage cell line

Murphy, K. M., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (1994). The HIV-1 regulatory protein Nef has a specific function in a murine macrophage cell line. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 56 (3), 294-303. doi: 10.1002/jlb.56.3.294

Effects of the tat and nef gene products of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) on transcription controlled by the HIV-1 long terminal repeat and on cell growth in macrophages

Murphy, Kathleen M., Sweet, Matthew J., Ross, Ian L. and Hume, David A. (1993). Effects of the tat and nef gene products of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) on transcription controlled by the HIV-1 long terminal repeat and on cell growth in macrophages. Journal of Virology, 67 (12), 6956-6964. doi: 10.1128/jvi.67.12.6956-6964.1993

RNA-sequencing analysis of biopsies from chronic liver disease patients identifies gene signatures associated with progressive liver disease

Ramnath, D., Irvine, K., Lukowski, S., Horsfall, L., Loh, K., Clouston, A., Patel, P., Iyer, A., Lampe, G., Stow, J., Schroder, K., Fairlie, D., Powell, J., Powell, E. and Sweet, M. (2018). RNA-sequencing analysis of biopsies from chronic liver disease patients identifies gene signatures associated with progressive liver disease. International Liver Congress (ILC), Paris, France, 11-15 April, 2018. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/S0168-8278(18)31040-7

A new Toll-like receptor adaptor protein that provides specificity to inflammatory cytokine production from macrophages

Luo, L., Bokil, N., Lansdaal, N., Wall, A., Marceline, F., Guo, Z., Alexandrov, K., Ross, I, Hibbs, M., Stow, J. and Sweet, M. (2016). A new Toll-like receptor adaptor protein that provides specificity to inflammatory cytokine production from macrophages. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne Australia, 21-26 August 2016. HOBOKEN: Wiley-Blackwell.

Inflammatory response sculpting by neutrophil inflammasomes

Chen, K., Gross, C., Wall, A., Stacey, K., Stow, J., Sweet, M. and Schroder, K. (2016). Inflammatory response sculpting by neutrophil inflammasomes. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley - VCH. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

The role of zinc in macrophage antimicrobial responses

Stocks, C. J., Kapetanovic, R., Bokil, N., Phan, M. -D, Lo, A., Schembri, M. and Sweet, M. J. (2016). The role of zinc in macrophage antimicrobial responses. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley - VCH. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

Functional significance of evolutionary divergence in Toll-like receptor-regulated gene expression in human versus mouse

Sweet, M. J., Schroder, K., Irvine, K. M., Taylor, M., Bokil, N. J., Broomfield, S., Schembri, M. A., Stacey, K. J. and Hume, D. A. (2012). Functional significance of evolutionary divergence in Toll-like receptor-regulated gene expression in human versus mouse. European Congress of Immunology, Glasgow, Scotland, 5-8 September 2012. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/imm.12002

The identification of novel CSF-1 target genes in human macrophages

Irvine, Katharine M., Andrews, Melanie R., Fernandez, Manuel A., Parton, Robert G., Burns, Christopher J., Su, Stephen, Wilks, Andrew F., Hume, David A. and Sweet, M. J. (2008). The identification of novel CSF-1 target genes in human macrophages. 7th Joint Conference of the International-Cytokine-Society/International-Society-for-Interferon-and-Cytoklin-Research, Montreal Canada, Oct 12-16, 2008. LONDON: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2008.07.078

Expression and function of Schlafen-4 in macrophage biology and inflammation

Van Zuiiien, Wim, Schroder, K, Garceau, V, Sweet, MJ, Kellie, S and Hume, DA (2008). Expression and function of Schlafen-4 in macrophage biology and inflammation. 7th Joint Conference of the International-Cytokine-Society/International-Society-for-Interferon-and-Cytoklin-Research, Montreal Canada, Oct 12-16, 2008. LONDON: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2008.07.081

The Australian Toll-way gets the Nod - Meeting report of TLROZ 2007: Pattern recognition receptors in immunity and disease, Melbourne, Australia, 16-18th May 2007

Sweet, Matthew J., Mansell, Ashley and Wilson, Trevor J. (2007). The Australian Toll-way gets the Nod - Meeting report of TLROZ 2007: Pattern recognition receptors in immunity and disease, Melbourne, Australia, 16-18th May 2007. doi: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100101

A potent CSF-1 Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor targets survival and effector functions in marine macrophage populations

Irvine, Katharine M., Burns, Christopher J., Wilks, Andrew F., Bu, Xiangyong, Harte, Michael F., Su, Stephen, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2005). A potent CSF-1 Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor targets survival and effector functions in marine macrophage populations. BASEL: BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG.

PU.1 and ICSBP regulate the tlr9 promoter in mouse macrophages

Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Biron, Kristian, Lichtinger, Monika, Ravasi, Timothy, Rehli, Michael, Sweet, Matthen J. and Hume, David A. (2005). PU.1 and ICSBP regulate the tlr9 promoter in mouse macrophages. BASEL: BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG.

Beta-arrestin expression and function in macrophages

Lattin, Jane E., Blomberg, Lovisa M., Daly, Norelle L., Craik, David J., Robinson, Jodie A., Kellie, Stuart, Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2005). Beta-arrestin expression and function in macrophages. 7th World Congress on Inflammation: Inflammation 2005: Inflammation, the Key to much pathology, Melbourne, Australia, 20 - 24 August 2005. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser.

Blockade of CSF-1 action enhances CpG DNA responses in vivo

Trieu, Angela, Cronau, Steve, Roberts, Tara, Lottin, Jane, Vlahos, Ross, Stacey, Katryn J., Hume, David A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2005). Blockade of CSF-1 action enhances CpG DNA responses in vivo. 7th World Congress on Inflammation, Melbourne, Australia, 20-24 August 2005. Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Science.

Purified splenic B-cells do not respond to E. coli DNA

Roberts, Tara L., Dann, Jasmyn A., Sweet, Matthew J., Hume, David A., Lenert, Petar and Stacey, Katryn J. (2005). Purified splenic B-cells do not respond to E. coli DNA. 7th World Congress on Inflammation, Melbourne, Australia, 20-24 August 2005. Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Science.

Regulation and function of toll-like receptor 9 in macrophages

Sweet, Matthew J., Schroder, Kate, Sester, David P., Trieu, Angela, Rehli, Michael, Risvanathan, Kumar, Stacey, Katryn J. and Hume, David A. (2005). Regulation and function of toll-like receptor 9 in macrophages. 7th World Congress on Inflammation, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 20-24 August 2005. Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Science.

Replication protein A binds preferentially to immunostimulatory oligonucleotides.

Stacey, K. J., Sester, D. P., Murphy, K. M., Sweet, M. J. and Hume, D. A. (2000). Replication protein A binds preferentially to immunostimulatory oligonucleotides.. -, -, -. Bethesda, MD United States: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

CpG DNA effects macrophage CSF-1 receptor cell surface expression, proliferation and survival

Sester, D. P., Beasley, S. J., Sweet, M. J., Stacey, K. J. and Hume, D. A. (1999). CpG DNA effects macrophage CSF-1 receptor cell surface expression, proliferation and survival. 15th International Congress for Society for Leukocyte Biology, Churchill College, Cambridge UK, 22-26 September, 1999. Bethesda, Maryland: Society for Leukocyte Biology.

Immunostimulatory DNA promotes factor independent survival of macrophages

Sester, D. P., Sweet, M. J., Stacey, K. J. and Hume, D. A. (1999). Immunostimulatory DNA promotes factor independent survival of macrophages. ComBio 99, Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, 27-30 September, 1999. Kent Town, SA: Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.

Activation of macrophages by bacterial DNA

Stacey, K. J., Sweet, M. and Hume, D. A. (1996). Activation of macrophages by bacterial DNA. -, -, -. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons .