Victor J. Torres, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2004 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 
Area:
Microbiology Biology

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2023 Anderson EE, Ilmain JK, Torres VJ. SarS and Rot are necessary for the repression of and in . Microbiology Spectrum. e0165623. PMID 37800956 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01656-23  0.309
2022 Zheng X, Ma SX, St John A, Torres VJ. The Major Autolysin Atl Regulates the Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus by Controlling the Sorting of LukAB. Infection and Immunity. e0005622. PMID 35258336 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00056-22  0.318
2021 Zheng X, Marsman G, Lacey KA, Chapman JR, Goosmann C, Ueberheide BM, Torres VJ. The cell envelope of Staphylococcus aureus selectively controls the sorting of virulence factors. Nature Communications. 12: 6193. PMID 34702812 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26517-z  0.313
2020 Bhattacharya M, Berends ETM, Zheng X, Hill PJ, Chan R, Torres VJ, Wozniak DJ. Leukocidins and the nuclease Nuc prevent neutrophil mediated killing of biofilms. Infection and Immunity. PMID 32719153 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00372-20  0.379
2020 Hernandez DN, Tam K, Shopsin B, Radke EE, Law K, Cardozo T, Torres VJ, Silverman GJ. Convergent Evolution of Neutralizing Antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus γ-Hemolysin C That Recognize an Immunodominant Primary Sequence-Dependent B-Cell Epitope. Mbio. 11. PMID 32546616 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00460-20  0.343
2020 Boguslawski KM, McKeown AN, Day CJ, Lacey KA, Tam K, Vozhilla N, Kim SY, Jennings MP, Koralov SB, Elde NC, Torres VJ. Exploiting species specificity to understand the tropism of a human-specific toxin. Science Advances. 6: eaax7515. PMID 32195339 DOI: 10.1126/Sciadv.Aax7515  0.396
2020 Liu J, Kozhaya L, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D, Lu M. Structure-based discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor of methicillin-resistant virulence. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. PMID 32179646 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.Ra120.012697  0.413
2020 Keller MD, Ching KL, Liang FX, Dhabaria A, Tam K, Ueberheide BM, Unutmaz D, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Decoy exosomes provide protection against bacterial toxins. Nature. PMID 32132711 DOI: 10.1038/S41586-020-2066-6  0.437
2020 Hernandez DN, Tam K, Shopsin B, Radke E, Kolahi P, Copin R, Stubbe FX, Cardozo T, Torres VJ, Silverman GJ. Unbiased identification of immunogenic leukotoxin B-cell epitopes. Infection and Immunity. PMID 32014894 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00785-19  0.315
2020 Keller MD, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Autophagy and microbial pathogenesis. Cell Death and Differentiation. PMID 31896796 DOI: 10.1038/S41418-019-0481-8  0.341
2019 Sause WE, Balasubramanian D, Irnov I, Copin R, Sullivan MJ, Sommerfield A, Chan R, Dhabaria A, Askenazi M, Ueberheide B, Shopsin B, van Bakel H, Torres VJ. The purine biosynthesis regulator PurR moonlights as a virulence regulator in . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 31217288 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1904280116  0.381
2019 Tam K, Torres VJ. Secreted Toxins and Extracellular Enzymes. Microbiology Spectrum. 7. PMID 30873936 DOI: 10.1128/Microbiolspec.Gpp3-0039-2018  0.407
2019 Grunenwald CM, Choby JE, Juttukonda LJ, Beavers WN, Weiss A, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Manganese Detoxification by MntE Is Critical for Resistance to Oxidative Stress and Virulence of . Mbio. 10. PMID 30808698 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02915-18  0.318
2019 Lubkin A, Lee WL, Alonzo F, Wang C, Aligo J, Keller M, Girgis NM, Reyes-Robles T, Chan R, O'Malley A, Buckley P, Vozhilla N, Vasquez MT, Su J, Sugiyama M, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidins Target Endothelial DARC to Cause Lethality in Mice. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 30799265 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2019.01.015  0.348
2019 Chan R, Buckley PT, O'Malley A, Sause WE, Alonzo F, Lubkin A, Boguslawski KM, Payne A, Fernandez J, Strohl WR, Whitaker B, Lynch AS, Torres VJ. Identification of biologic agents to neutralize the bicomponent leukocidins of . Science Translational Medicine. 11. PMID 30651319 DOI: 10.1126/Scitranslmed.Aat0882  0.41
2019 Copin R, Sause WE, Fulmer Y, Balasubramanian D, Dyzenhaus S, Ahmed JM, Kumar K, Lees J, Stachel A, Fisher JC, Drlica K, Phillips M, Weiser JN, Planet PJ, Uhlemann AC, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Sequential evolution of virulence and resistance during clonal spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 30635416 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1814265116  0.32
2019 Berends ETM, Zheng X, Zwack EE, Ménager MM, Cammer M, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Impairs the Function of and Kills Human Dendritic Cells via the LukAB Toxin. Mbio. 10. PMID 30602580 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.01918-18  0.358
2019 Tegla CA, Herrera AM, Seffens AM, Fanok MH, Dean G, Kawaoka J, Laird ME, Fulmer Y, Willerslev-Olsen A, Hymes KB, Latkowski J, Odum N, Feske S, Shopsin B, Torres V, et al. Skin Associated Staphylococcus Aureus Contributes to Disease Progression in CTCL Blood. 134: 659-659. DOI: 10.1182/Blood-2019-131917  0.35
2018 Bhattacharya M, Berends ETM, Chan R, Schwab E, Roy S, Sen CK, Torres VJ, Wozniak DJ. biofilms release leukocidins to elicit extracellular trap formation and evade neutrophil-mediated killing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 29941565 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1721949115  0.393
2018 Gomez-Simmonds A, Annavajhala MK, Wang Z, Macesic N, Hu Y, Giddins MJ, O'Malley A, Toussaint NC, Whittier S, Torres VJ, Uhlemann AC. Genomic and Geographic Context for the Evolution of High-Risk Carbapenem-Resistant Complex Clones ST171 and ST78. Mbio. 9. PMID 29844109 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00542-18  0.312
2018 Pelzek AJ, Shopsin B, Radke EE, Tam K, Ueberheide BM, Fenyö D, Brown SM, Li Q, Rubin A, Fulmer Y, Chiang WK, Hernandez DN, El Bannoudi H, Sause WE, Sommerfield A, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Human Memory B Cells TargetingExotoxins Are Prevalent with Skin and Soft Tissue Infection. Mbio. 9. PMID 29535203 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02125-17  0.334
2018 Mlynek KD, Sause WE, Moormeier DE, Sadykov MR, Hill KR, Torres VJ, Bayles KW, Brinsmade SR. Nutritional regulation of the Sae two-component system by CodY in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Bacteriology. PMID 29378891 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00012-18  0.301
2017 Juttukonda LJ, Berends ETM, Zackular JP, Moore JL, Stier MT, Zhang Y, Schmitz JE, Beavers WN, Wijers CD, Gilston BA, Kehl-Fie TE, Atkinson J, Washington MK, Peebles RS, Chazin WJ, ... Torres VJ, et al. Dietary Manganese Promotes Staphylococcal Infection of the Heart. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 28943329 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2017.08.009  0.331
2017 Tuffs SW, James DBA, Bestebroer J, Richards AC, Goncheva MI, O'Shea M, Wee BA, Seo KS, Schlievert PM, Lengeling A, van Strijp JA, Torres VJ, Fitzgerald JR. The Staphylococcus aureus superantigen SElX is a bifunctional toxin that inhibits neutrophil function. Plos Pathogens. 13: e1006461. PMID 28880920 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.1006461  0.432
2017 Gillman AN, Breshears LM, Kistler CK, Finnegan PM, Torres VJ, Schlievert PM, Peterson ML. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Enhances the Proinflammatory Effects of Staphylococcus aureus Gamma-Toxin on the Mucosa. Toxins. 9. PMID 28657583 DOI: 10.3390/Toxins9070202  0.367
2017 Spaan AN, van Strijp JAG, Torres VJ. Leukocidins: staphylococcal bi-component pore-forming toxins find their receptors. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. PMID 28420883 DOI: 10.1038/Nrmicro.2017.27  0.335
2017 Roberts CA, Al-Tameemi HM, Mashruwala AA, Rosario-Cruz Z, Chauhan U, Sause WE, Torres VJ, Belden WJ, Boyd JM. The Suf iron-sulfur cluster biosynthetic system is essential in Staphylococcus aureus and decreased Suf function results in global metabolic defects and reduced survival in human neutrophils. Infection and Immunity. PMID 28320837 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00100-17  0.307
2017 Chapman JR, Balasubramanian D, Tam K, Askenazi M, Copin R, Shopsin B, Torres VJ, Ueberheide B. Using quantitative mass spectrometry to better understand the influence of genetics and nutritional perturbations on the virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics : McP. PMID 28196877 DOI: 10.1074/Mcp.O116.065581  0.354
2017 Thomsen IP, Sapparapu G, James DB, Cassat JE, Nagarsheth M, Kose N, Putnam N, Boguslawski KM, Jones LS, Wood JB, Creech CB, Torres VJ, Crowe JE. Monoclonal antibodies against the Staphylococcus aureus bicomponent leukotoxin AB (LukAB) isolated following invasive human infection reveal diverse binding and modes of action. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. PMID 28186295 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jix071  0.395
2017 Balasubramanian D, Harper L, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis in diverse host environments. Pathogens and Disease. PMID 28104617 DOI: 10.1093/Femspd/Ftx005  0.353
2017 Fanok M, Sun A, Fogli L, Narendran V, Sause W, Kannan K, Dolgalev I, Heguy A, Fulmer Y, Sundrud M, Kutok J, Odum N, Goel S, Latkowski J, Torres V, et al. 149 Analysis of molecular etiology and bacterial triggers of cutaneous T cell lymphoma Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 137: S25. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jid.2017.02.163  0.308
2016 Lubkin A, Torres VJ. Bacteria and endothelial cells: a toxic relationship. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 35: 58-63. PMID 28013162 DOI: 10.1016/J.Mib.2016.11.008  0.322
2016 Tam K, Schultz M, Reyes-Robles T, Vanwalscappel B, Horton J, Alonzo F, Wu B, Landau NR, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidin LukED and HIV-1 gp120 Target Different Sequence Determinants on CCR5. Mbio. 7. PMID 27965453 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02024-16  0.312
2016 Reyes-Robles T, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus Pore-Forming Toxins. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. PMID 27406190 DOI: 10.1007/82_2016_16  0.406
2016 Reyes-Robles T, Lubkin A, Alonzo F, Lacy DB, Torres VJ. Exploiting dominant-negative toxins to combat Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis. Embo Reports. PMID 26882549 DOI: 10.15252/Embr.201540994  0.348
2015 Sause WE, Buckley PT, Strohl WR, Lynch AS, Torres VJ. Antibody-Based Biologics and Their Promise to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Infections. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. PMID 26719219 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tips.2015.11.008  0.336
2015 Lubkin A, Torres VJ. The ever-emerging complexity of α-toxin's interaction with host cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112: 14123-4. PMID 26542682 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1519766112  0.354
2015 De S, Bubnys A, Alonzo F, Hyun J, Lary JW, Cole JL, Torres VJ, Olson R. The Relationship Between Glycan-Binding and Direct Membrane Interactions in Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin, a Channel-Forming Toxin. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. PMID 26416894 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M115.675967  0.38
2015 Yoong P, Torres VJ. Counter inhibition between leukotoxins attenuates Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Nature Communications. 6: 8125. PMID 26330208 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9125  0.336
2015 Scherr TD, Hanke ML, Huang O, James DB, Horswill AR, Bayles KW, Fey PD, Torres VJ, Kielian T. Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Induce Macrophage Dysfunction Through Leukocidin AB and Alpha-Toxin. Mbio. 6. PMID 26307164 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.01021-15  0.368
2015 Maurer K, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Autophagy is a key tolerance mechanism during Staphylococcus aureus infection. Autophagy. 11: 1184-6. PMID 26046478 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1058685  0.371
2015 Rawlings SA, Alonzo F, Kozhaya L, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D. Elimination of HIV-1-Infected Primary T Cell Reservoirs in an In Vitro Model of Latency. Plos One. 10: e0126917. PMID 25993666 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0126917  0.3
2015 Mootz JM, Benson MA, Heim CE, Crosby HA, Kavanaugh JS, Dunman PM, Kielian T, Torres VJ, Horswill AR. Rot is a key regulator of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. Molecular Microbiology. 96: 388-404. PMID 25612137 DOI: 10.1111/Mmi.12943  0.384
2015 Kernbauer E, Maurer K, Torres VJ, Shopsin B, Cadwell K. Gastrointestinal dissemination and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus following bacteremia. Infection and Immunity. 83: 372-8. PMID 25385792 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.02272-14  0.375
2015 Killikelly A, Benson MA, Ohneck EA, Sampson JM, Jakoncic J, Spurrier B, Torres VJ, Kong XP. Structure-based functional characterization of repressor of toxin (Rot), a central regulator of Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Journal of Bacteriology. 197: 188-200. PMID 25331435 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.02317-14  0.386
2015 Rose HR, Holzman RS, Altman DR, Smyth DS, Wasserman GA, Kafer JM, Wible M, Mendes RE, Torres VJ, Shopsin B. Cytotoxic Virulence Predicts Mortality in Nosocomial Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211: 1862-74. PMID 25298028 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiu554  0.33
2015 Parker D, Ryan CL, Alonzo F, Torres VJ, Planet PJ, Prince AS. CD4+ T cells promote the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211: 835-45. PMID 25240171 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiu525  0.387
2014 Shewell LK, Harvey RM, Higgins MA, Day CJ, Hartley-Tassell LE, Chen AY, Gillen CM, James DB, Alonzo F, Torres VJ, Walker MJ, Paton AW, Paton JC, Jennings MP. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins pneumolysin and streptolysin O require binding to red blood cell glycans for hemolytic activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111: E5312-20. PMID 25422425 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1412703111  0.342
2014 Spaan AN, Vrieling M, Wallet P, Badiou C, Reyes-Robles T, Ohneck EA, Benito Y, de Haas CJ, Day CJ, Jennings MP, Lina G, Vandenesch F, van Kessel KP, Torres VJ, van Strijp JA, et al. The staphylococcal toxins γ-haemolysin AB and CB differentially target phagocytes by employing specific chemokine receptors. Nature Communications. 5: 5438. PMID 25384670 DOI: 10.1038/Ncomms6438  0.385
2014 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. The bicomponent pore-forming leucocidins of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : Mmbr. 78: 199-230. PMID 24847020 DOI: 10.1128/Mmbr.00055-13  0.435
2014 Yang Y, Torchinsky MB, Gobert M, Xiong H, Xu M, Linehan JL, Alonzo F, Ng C, Chen A, Lin X, Sczesnak A, Liao JJ, Torres VJ, Jenkins MK, Lafaille JJ, et al. Focused specificity of intestinal TH17 cells towards commensal bacterial antigens. Nature. 510: 152-6. PMID 24739972 DOI: 10.1038/Nature13279  0.346
2014 DuMont AL, Yoong P, Liu X, Day CJ, Chumbler NM, James DB, Alonzo F, Bode NJ, Lacy DB, Jennings MP, Torres VJ. Identification of a crucial residue required for Staphylococcus aureus LukAB cytotoxicity and receptor recognition. Infection and Immunity. 82: 1268-76. PMID 24379286 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01444-13  0.391
2014 Thomsen IP, Dumont AL, James DB, Yoong P, Saville BR, Soper N, Torres VJ, Creech CB. Children with invasive Staphylococcus aureus disease exhibit a potently neutralizing antibody response to the cytotoxin LukAB. Infection and Immunity. 82: 1234-42. PMID 24379282 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01558-13  0.34
2014 DuMont AL, Torres VJ. Cell targeting by the Staphylococcus aureus pore-forming toxins: it's not just about lipids. Trends in Microbiology. 22: 21-7. PMID 24231517 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tim.2013.10.004  0.394
2014 Zurek OW, Nygaard TK, Watkins RL, Pallister KB, Torres VJ, Horswill AR, Voyich JM. The role of innate immunity in promoting SaeR/S-mediated virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Innate Immunity. 6: 21-30. PMID 23816635 DOI: 10.1159/000351200  0.374
2014 Torres VJ. Co-evolving host-pathogen interactions Microbe. 9: 47. DOI: 10.1128/Microbe.9.47.1  0.374
2014 Reyes-Robles T, Alonzo F, Torres VJ. S. aureus virulence factors thwart host immune responses Microbe. 9: 240-244. DOI: 10.1128/Microbe.9.240.1  0.377
2014 Krulwich T, Vaish M, Christie S, Torres VJ, Alonzo F, Reyes-Robles T, Price-Whelan A, Liu J. Two multi-subunit cation/proton antiporters have major roles in the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics. 1837: e110. DOI: 10.1016/J.Bbabio.2014.05.265  0.365
2013 Reyes-Robles T, Alonzo F, Kozhaya L, Lacy DB, Unutmaz D, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED targets the chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 to kill leukocytes and promote infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 14: 453-9. PMID 24139401 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2013.09.005  0.398
2013 Price-Whelan A, Poon CK, Benson MA, Eidem TT, Roux CM, Boyd JM, Dunman PM, Torres VJ, Krulwich TA. Transcriptional profiling of Staphylococcus aureus during growth in 2 M NaCl leads to clarification of physiological roles for Kdp and Ktr K+ uptake systems. Mbio. 4. PMID 23963175 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00407-13  0.308
2013 Cassat JE, Hammer ND, Campbell JP, Benson MA, Perrien DS, Mrak LN, Smeltzer MS, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. A secreted bacterial protease tailors the Staphylococcus aureus virulence repertoire to modulate bone remodeling during osteomyelitis. Cell Host & Microbe. 13: 759-72. PMID 23768499 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2013.05.003  0.317
2013 DuMont AL, Yoong P, Day CJ, Alonzo F, McDonald WH, Jennings MP, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus LukAB cytotoxin kills human neutrophils by targeting the CD11b subunit of the integrin Mac-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110: 10794-9. PMID 23754403 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1305121110  0.449
2013 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus and CCR5: unveiling commonalities in host-pathogen interactions and potential treatment strategies. Future Microbiology. 8: 425-8. PMID 23534355 DOI: 10.2217/Fmb.13.12  0.321
2013 DuMont AL, Yoong P, Surewaard BG, Benson MA, Nijland R, van Strijp JA, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus elaborates leukocidin AB to mediate escape from within human neutrophils. Infection and Immunity. 81: 1830-41. PMID 23509138 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00095-13  0.424
2013 Yoong P, Torres VJ. The effects of Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins on the host: cell lysis and beyond. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 16: 63-9. PMID 23466211 DOI: 10.1016/J.Mib.2013.01.012  0.401
2013 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. Bacterial survival amidst an immune onslaught: the contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins. Plos Pathogens. 9: e1003143. PMID 23436994 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.1003143  0.42
2013 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. A lesson in survival: S. aureus versus the skin. Cell Host & Microbe. 13: 3-5. PMID 23332150 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2013.01.001  0.319
2013 Alonzo F, Kozhaya L, Rawlings SA, Reyes-Robles T, DuMont AL, Myszka DG, Landau NR, Unutmaz D, Torres VJ. CCR5 is a receptor for Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED. Nature. 493: 51-5. PMID 23235831 DOI: 10.1038/Nature11724  0.42
2013 Huang ML, Benson MA, Shin SBY, Torres VJ, Kirshenbaum K. Amphiphilic cyclic peptoids that exhibit antimicrobial activity by disrupting Staphylococcus aureus membranes European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 3560-3566. DOI: 10.1002/Ejoc.201300077  0.352
2012 Nygaard TK, Pallister KB, DuMont AL, DeWald M, Watkins RL, Pallister EQ, Malone C, Griffith S, Horswill AR, Torres VJ, Voyich JM. Alpha-toxin induces programmed cell death of human T cells, B cells, and monocytes during USA300 infection. Plos One. 7: e36532. PMID 22574180 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0036532  0.33
2012 Morrison JM, Miller EW, Benson MA, Alonzo F, Yoong P, Torres VJ, Hinrichs SH, Dunman PM. Characterization of SSR42, a novel virulence factor regulatory RNA that contributes to the pathogenesis of a Staphylococcus aureus USA300 representative. Journal of Bacteriology. 194: 2924-38. PMID 22493015 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.06708-11  0.368
2012 Alonzo F, Benson MA, Chen J, Novick RP, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus leucocidin ED contributes to systemic infection by targeting neutrophils and promoting bacterial growth in vivo. Molecular Microbiology. 83: 423-35. PMID 22142035 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2011.07942.X  0.413
2012 Huang ML, Shin SB, Benson MA, Torres VJ, Kirshenbaum K. A comparison of linear and cyclic peptoid oligomers as potent antimicrobial agents. Chemmedchem. 7: 114-22. PMID 21990117 DOI: 10.1002/Cmdc.201100358  0.361
2011 Benson MA, Lilo S, Wasserman GA, Thoendel M, Smith A, Horswill AR, Fraser J, Novick RP, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus regulates the expression and production of the staphylococcal superantigen-like secreted proteins in a Rot-dependent manner. Molecular Microbiology. 81: 659-75. PMID 21651625 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2011.07720.X  0.411
2011 Dumont AL, Nygaard TK, Watkins RL, Smith A, Kozhaya L, Kreiswirth BN, Shopsin B, Unutmaz D, Voyich JM, Torres VJ. Characterization of a new cytotoxin that contributes to Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis. Molecular Microbiology. 79: 814-25. PMID 21255120 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2010.07490.X  0.449
2010 Pishchany G, McCoy AL, Torres VJ, Krause JC, Crowe JE, Fabry ME, Skaar EP. Specificity for human hemoglobin enhances Staphylococcus aureus infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 8: 544-50. PMID 21147468 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2010.11.002  0.406
2010 Attia AS, Benson MA, Stauff DL, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Membrane damage elicits an immunomodulatory program in Staphylococcus aureus. Plos Pathogens. 6: e1000802. PMID 20300601 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.1000802  0.382
2010 Torres VJ, Attia AS, Mason WJ, Hood MI, Corbin BD, Beasley FC, Anderson KL, Stauff DL, McDonald WH, Zimmerman LJ, Friedman DB, Heinrichs DE, Dunman PM, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus fur regulates the expression of virulence factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of pneumonia. Infection and Immunity. 78: 1618-28. PMID 20100857 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01423-09  0.385
2008 Loh JT, Torres VJ, Algood HM, McClain MS, Cover TL. Helicobacter pylori HopQ outer membrane protein attenuates bacterial adherence to gastric epithelial cells. Fems Microbiology Letters. 289: 53-8. PMID 19065710 DOI: 10.1111/J.1574-6968.2008.01368.X  0.572
2008 Ivie SE, McClain MS, Torres VJ, Algood HM, Lacy DB, Yang R, Blanke SR, Cover TL. Helicobacter pylori VacA subdomain required for intracellular toxin activity and assembly of functional oligomeric complexes. Infection and Immunity. 76: 2843-51. PMID 18443094 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01664-07  0.738
2008 Stauff DL, Bagaley D, Torres VJ, Joyce R, Anderson KL, Kuechenmeister L, Dunman PM, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus HrtA is an ATPase required for protection against heme toxicity and prevention of a transcriptional heme stress response. Journal of Bacteriology. 190: 3588-96. PMID 18326576 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01921-07  0.376
2008 Corbin BD, Seeley EH, Raab A, Feldmann J, Miller MR, Torres VJ, Anderson KL, Dattilo BM, Dunman PM, Gerads R, Caprioli RM, Nacken W, Chazin WJ, Skaar EP. Metal chelation and inhibition of bacterial growth in tissue abscesses. Science (New York, N.Y.). 319: 962-5. PMID 18276893 DOI: 10.1126/Science.1152449  0.345
2007 Torres VJ, Stauff DL, Pishchany G, Bezbradica JS, Gordy LE, Iturregui J, Anderson KL, Dunman PM, Joyce S, Skaar EP. A Staphylococcus aureus regulatory system that responds to host heme and modulates virulence. Cell Host & Microbe. 1: 109-19. PMID 18005689 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2007.03.001  0.389
2007 Torres VJ, VanCompernolle SE, Sundrud MS, Unutmaz D, Cover TL. Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin inhibits activation-induced proliferation of human T and B lymphocyte subsets. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 179: 5433-40. PMID 17911630 DOI: 10.4049/Jimmunol.179.8.5433  0.571
2007 Stauff DL, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Signaling and DNA-binding activities of the Staphylococcus aureus HssR-HssS two-component system required for heme sensing. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282: 26111-21. PMID 17635909 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M703797200  0.383
2007 Loh JT, Torres VJ, Cover TL. Regulation of Helicobacter pylori cagA expression in response to salt. Cancer Research. 67: 4709-15. PMID 17510398 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.Can-06-4746  0.559
2007 Reniere ML, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Intracellular metalloporphyrin metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus. Biometals : An International Journal On the Role of Metal Ions in Biology, Biochemistry, and Medicine. 20: 333-45. PMID 17387580 DOI: 10.1007/S10534-006-9032-0  0.334
2007 Ghose C, Perez-Perez GI, Torres VJ, Crosatti M, Nomura A, Peek RM, Cover TL, Francois F, Blaser MJ. Serological assays for identification of human gastric colonization by Helicobacter pylori strains expressing VacA m1 or m2. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology : Cvi. 14: 442-50. PMID 17267587 DOI: 10.1128/Cvi.00434-06  0.526
2007 Algood HM, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D, Cover TL. Resistance of primary murine CD4+ T cells to Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin. Infection and Immunity. 75: 334-41. PMID 17074854 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01063-06  0.561
2006 Torres VJ, Pishchany G, Humayun M, Schneewind O, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus IsdB is a hemoglobin receptor required for heme iron utilization. Journal of Bacteriology. 188: 8421-9. PMID 17041042 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01335-06  0.354
2006 Oswald-Richter K, Torres VJ, Sundrud MS, VanCompernolle SE, Cover TL, Unutmaz D. Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin inhibits human immunodeficiency virus infection of primary human T cells. Journal of Virology. 80: 11767-75. PMID 17005643 DOI: 10.1128/Jvi.00213-06  0.574
2006 McClain MS, Czajkowsky DM, Torres VJ, Szabo G, Shao Z, Cover TL. Random mutagenesis of Helicobacter pylori vacA to identify amino acids essential for vacuolating cytotoxic activity. Infection and Immunity. 74: 6188-95. PMID 16954403 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00915-06  0.572
2006 Busler VJ, Torres VJ, McClain MS, Tirado O, Friedman DB, Cover TL. Protein-protein interactions among Helicobacter pylori cag proteins. Journal of Bacteriology. 188: 4787-800. PMID 16788188 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00066-06  0.579
2006 Torres VJ, McClain MS, Cover TL. Mapping of a domain required for protein-protein interactions and inhibitory activity of a Helicobacter pylori dominant-negative VacA mutant protein. Infection and Immunity. 74: 2093-101. PMID 16552038 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.74.4.2093-2101.2006  0.595
2005 Torres VJ, Ivie SE, McClain MS, Cover TL. Functional properties of the p33 and p55 domains of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280: 21107-14. PMID 15817461 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M501042200  0.724
2004 Sundrud MS, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D, Cover TL. Inhibition of primary human T cell proliferation by Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin (VacA) is independent of VacA effects on IL-2 secretion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101: 7727-32. PMID 15128946 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.0401528101  0.568
2004 Torres VJ, McClain MS, Cover TL. Interactions between p-33 and p-55 domains of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA). The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279: 2324-31. PMID 14593124 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M310159200  0.588
2002 Donahue JP, Israel DA, Torres VJ, Necheva AS, Miller GG. Inactivation of a Helicobacter pylori DNA methyltransferase alters dnaK operon expression following host-cell adherence. Fems Microbiology Letters. 208: 295-301. PMID 11959452 DOI: 10.1111/J.1574-6968.2002.Tb11097.X  0.354
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2020 Vasquez MT, Lubkin A, Reyes-Robles T, Day CJ, Lacey KA, Jennings MP, Torres VJ. Identification of a domain critical for Staphylococcus aureus LukED receptor targeting and lysis of erythrocytes. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295: 17241-17250. PMID 33453972 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.015757  0.298
2016 Jetten MS, Martin MO, Römling U, Torres VJ. The Endurance of Microbiology: An Interview with Mike Jetten, Mark Martin, Ute Römling, and Victor Torres. Trends in Microbiology. 24: 319-23. PMID 27102958 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tim.2016.02.020  0.298
2015 Mashruwala AA, Pang YY, Rosario-Cruz Z, Chahal HK, Benson MA, Mike LA, Skaar EP, Torres VJ, Nauseef WM, Boyd JM. Nfu facilitates the maturation of iron-sulfur proteins and participates in virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular Microbiology. 95: 383-409. PMID 25388433 DOI: 10.1111/Mmi.12860  0.298
2014 Chen J, Yoong P, Ram G, Torres VJ, Novick RP. Single-copy vectors for integration at the SaPI1 attachment site for Staphylococcus aureus. Plasmid. 76: 1-7. PMID 25192956 DOI: 10.1016/J.Plasmid.2014.08.001  0.294
2023 Buckley PT, Chan R, Fernandez J, Luo J, Lacey KA, DuMont AL, O'Malley A, Brezski RJ, Zheng S, Malia T, Whitaker B, Zwolak A, Payne A, Clark D, Sigg M, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Multivalent human antibody-centyrin fusion protein to prevent and treat Staphylococcus aureus infections. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 37098341 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.04.004  0.293
2015 Thomsen I, Chadha A, Nagarsheth M, Torres V, Creech CB. A Novel Target for the Serologic Diagnosis of Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2. DOI: 10.1093/Ofid/Ofv133.713  0.293
2018 Harper L, Balasubramanian D, Ohneck EA, Sause WE, Chapman J, Mejia-Sosa B, Lhakhang T, Heguy A, Tsirigos A, Ueberheide B, Boyd JM, Lun DS, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus Responds to the Central Metabolite Pyruvate To Regulate Virulence. Mbio. 9. PMID 29362239 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02272-17  0.293
2015 Melehani JH, James DB, DuMont AL, Torres VJ, Duncan JA. Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidin A/B (LukAB) Kills Human Monocytes via Host NLRP3 and ASC when Extracellular, but Not Intracellular. Plos Pathogens. 11: e1004970. PMID 26069969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004970  0.288
2023 Loredan DG, Devlin JC, Lacey KA, Howard N, Chen Z, Zwack EE, Lin JD, Ruggles KV, Khanna KM, Torres VJ, Loke P. Single-Cell Analysis of CX3CR1+ Cells Reveals a Pathogenic Role for BIRC5+ Myeloid Proliferating Cells Driven by Staphylococcus aureus Leukotoxins. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). PMID 37466391 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300166  0.288
2017 Torres VJ. A note from a concerned American citizen, an Infection and Immunity and mBio editor, and a scientist with Puerto Rican roots. Infection and Immunity. PMID 28970275 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00702-17  0.287
2023 St John A, Perault AI, Giacometti SI, Sommerfield AG, DuMont AL, Lacey KA, Zheng X, Sproch J, Petzold C, Dancel-Manning K, Gonzalez S, Annavajhala M, Beckford C, Zeitouni N, Liang FX, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Capsular Polysaccharide Is Essential for the Virulence of the Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogen Enterobacter hormaechei. Mbio. e0259022. PMID 36779722 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02590-22  0.286
2006 Friedman DB, Stauff DL, Pishchany G, Whitwell CW, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus redirects central metabolism to increase iron availability. Plos Pathogens. 2: e87. PMID 16933993 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.0020087  0.285
2024 Savin A, Anderson EE, Dyzenhaus S, Podkowik M, Shopsin B, Pironti A, Torres VJ. senses human neutrophils via PerR to coordinate the expression of the toxin LukAB. Infection and Immunity. e0052623. PMID 38235972 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00526-23  0.284
2016 Thomsen I, James D, Cassat J, Sapparapu G, Creech C, Torres V, Crowe JE. Human Monoclonal Antibodies to the Staphylococcus aureus Toxin LukAB have Distinct Mechanisms of Protection and Are Efficacious In Vivo Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 3. DOI: 10.1093/Ofid/Ofw172.1752  0.282
2023 Ilmain JK, Perelman SS, Panepinto MC, Irnov I, Coudray N, Samhadaneh N, Pironti A, Ueberheide B, Ekiert DC, Bhabha G, Torres VJ. Unlatching of the stem domains in the Staphylococcus aureus pore-forming leukocidin LukAB influences toxin oligomerization. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299: 105321. PMID 37802313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105321  0.281
2023 Shahi I, Dongas SA, Ilmain JK, Torres VJ, Ratner AJ. Characterization of tigurilysin, a novel human CD59-specific cholesterol-dependent cytolysin, reveals a role for host specificity in augmenting toxin activity. Microbiology (Reading, England). 169. PMID 37702594 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001393  0.28
2017 Copin R, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. After the deluge: mining Staphylococcus aureus genomic data for clinical associations and host-pathogen interactions. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 41: 43-50. PMID 29197673 DOI: 10.1016/J.Mib.2017.11.014  0.278
2020 Vasquez MT, Lubkin A, Reyes-Robles T, Day CJ, Lacey KA, Jennings MP, Torres VJ. Identification of a domain critical for LukED receptor targeting and lysis of erythrocytes. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. PMID 33051210 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.015757  0.278
2021 Ching KL, de Vries M, Gago J, Dancel-Manning K, Sall J, Rice WJ, Barnett C, Liang FX, Thorpe LE, Shopsin B, Segal LN, Dittmann M, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. ACE2-containing defensosomes serve as decoys to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 34981050 DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.17.473223  0.278
2016 Chadha AD, Thomsen IP, Jimenez-Truque N, Soper NR, Jones LS, Sokolow AG, Torres VJ, Creech CB. Host response to Staphylococcus aureus cytotoxins in children with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis : Official Journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society. PMID 26821814 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcf.2015.12.023  0.276
2021 Perelman SS, James DBA, Boguslawski KM, Nelson CW, Ilmain JK, Zwack EE, Prescott RA, Mohamed A, Tam K, Chan R, Narechania A, Pawline MB, Vozhilla N, Moustafa AM, Kim SY, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Genetic variation of staphylococcal LukAB toxin determines receptor tropism. Nature Microbiology. PMID 33875847 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-021-00890-3  0.275
2023 Shahi I, Dongas SA, Ilmain JK, Torres VJ, Ratner AJ. Characterization of Tigurilysin, a Novel Human CD59-Specific Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin, Reveals a Role for Host Specificity in Augmenting Toxin Activity. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 37546867 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.21.545930  0.274
2018 Radke EE, Brown SM, Pelzek AJ, Fulmer Y, Hernandez DN, Torres VJ, Thomsen IP, Chiang WK, Miller AO, Shopsin B, Silverman GJ. Hierarchy of human IgG recognition within the Staphylococcus aureus immunome. Scientific Reports. 8: 13296. PMID 30185867 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-018-31424-3  0.272
2022 Ching KL, de Vries M, Gago J, Dancel-Manning K, Sall J, Rice WJ, Barnett C, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Tsirigos A, Liang FX, Thorpe LE, Shopsin B, Segal LN, Dittmann M, Torres VJ, et al. ACE2-containing defensosomes serve as decoys to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection. Plos Biology. 20: e3001754. PMID 36099266 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001754  0.272
2016 Altman D, Sullivan M, Chacko K, Balasubramanian D, Pak T, Sause W, Kumar K, Sebra R, Deikus G, Attie O, Rose H, Lewis M, Li Y, Bashir A, Kasarskis A, ... ... Torres V, et al. Genetic Variation and Altered Virulence Associated With Loss of Agr Quorum-Sensing Functionality in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 3. DOI: 10.1093/Ofid/Ofw172.1751  0.269
2023 Loredan DG, Devlin JC, Lacey KA, Howard N, Chen Z, Zwack EE, Lin JD, Ruggles KV, Khanna KM, Torres VJ, Loke PN. Single-cell analysis of CX3CR1 cells reveal a pathogenic role for BIRC5 myeloid proliferating cells driven by leukotoxins. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 36909517 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.27.529760  0.269
2023 Yeo WS, Dyzenhaus S, Torres VJ, Brinsmade SR, Bae T. Regulation of Bacterial Two-Component Systems by Cardiolipin. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 36778227 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.01.526740  0.269
2020 Tam K, Lacey KA, Devlin JC, Coffre M, Sommerfield A, Chan R, O'Malley A, Koralov SB, Loke P, Torres VJ. Targeting leukocidin-mediated immune evasion protects mice from Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217. PMID 32602902 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20190541  0.268
2015 Spaan AN, Reyes-Robles T, Badiou C, Cochet S, Boguslawski KM, Yoong P, Day CJ, de Haas CJ, van Kessel KP, Vandenesch F, Jennings MP, Le Van Kim C, Colin Y, van Strijp JA, Henry T, ... Torres VJ, et al. Staphylococcus aureus Targets the Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC) to Lyse Erythrocytes. Cell Host & Microbe. 18: 363-70. PMID 26320997 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.08.001  0.26
2022 Lacey KA, Gonzalez S, Yeung F, Putzel G, Podkowik M, Pironti A, Shopsin B, Cadwell K, Torres VJ. Microbiome-Independent Effects of Antibiotics in a Murine Model of Nosocomial Infections. Mbio. e0124022. PMID 35612285 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01240-22  0.258
2019 Silva HM, Báfica A, Rodrigues-Luiz GF, Chi J, Santos PDA, Reis BS, Hoytema van Konijnenburg DP, Crane A, Arifa RDN, Martin P, Mendes DAGB, Mansur DS, Torres VJ, Cadwell K, Cohen P, et al. Vasculature-associated fat macrophages readily adapt to inflammatory and metabolic challenges. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. PMID 30862706 DOI: 10.1084/Jem.20181049  0.258
2015 Maurer K, Reyes-Robles T, Alonzo F, Durbin J, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Autophagy mediates tolerance to Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin. Cell Host & Microbe. 17: 429-40. PMID 25816775 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2015.03.001  0.258
2016 Balasubramanian D, Ohneck EA, Chapman J, Weiss A, Kim MK, Reyes-Robles T, Zhong J, Shaw LN, Lun DS, Ueberheide B, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus Coordinates Leukocidin Expression and Pathogenesis by Sensing Metabolic Fluxes via RpiRc. Mbio. 7. PMID 27329753 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00818-16  0.258
2022 Bernard-Raichon L, Venzon M, Klein J, Axelrad JE, Zhang C, Sullivan AP, Hussey GA, Casanovas-Massana A, Noval MG, Valero-Jimenez AM, Gago J, Putzel G, Pironti A, Wilder E, Thorpe LE, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Gut microbiome dysbiosis in antibiotic-treated COVID-19 patients is associated with microbial translocation and bacteremia. Nature Communications. 13: 5926. PMID 36319618 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33395-6  0.257
2023 Anderson EE, Dyzenhaus S, Ilmain JK, Sullivan MJ, van Bakel H, Torres VJ. SarS Is a Repressor of Staphylococcus aureus Bicomponent Pore-Forming Leukocidins. Infection and Immunity. e0053222. PMID 36939325 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00532-22  0.257
2022 Venzon M, Bernard-Raichon L, Klein J, Axelrad JE, Zhang C, Hussey GA, Sullivan AP, Casanovas-Massana A, Noval MG, Valero-Jimenez AM, Gago J, Putzel G, Pironti A, Wilder E, Thorpe LE, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Gut microbiome dysbiosis during COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for bacteremia and microbial translocation. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 35262080 DOI: 10.1101/2021.07.15.452246  0.253
2020 Poole J, Day CJ, Haselhorst T, Jen FE, Torres VJ, Edwards JL, Jennings MP. Repurposed Drugs That Block the Gonococcus-Complement Receptor 3 Interaction Can Prevent and Cure Gonococcal Infection of Primary Human Cervical Epithelial Cells. Mbio. 11. PMID 32127453 DOI: 10.1128/mBio.03046-19  0.252
2011 Hanamsagar R, Torres V, Kielian T. Inflammasome activation and IL-1β/IL-18 processing are influenced by distinct pathways in microglia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 119: 736-48. PMID 21913925 DOI: 10.1111/J.1471-4159.2011.07481.X  0.252
2022 Avital G, Kuperwaser F, Pountain AW, Lacey KA, Zwack EE, Podkowik M, Shopsin B, Torres VJ, Yanai I. The tempo and mode of gene regulatory programs during bacterial infection. Cell Reports. 41: 111477. PMID 36223751 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111477  0.251
2023 Lacey KA, Serpas L, Makita S, Wang Y, Rashidfarrokhi A, Soni C, Gonzalez S, Moreira A, Torres VJ, Reizis B. Secreted mammalian DNases protect against systemic bacterial infection by digesting biofilms. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220. PMID 36928522 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221086  0.249
2022 Zwack EE, Chen Z, Devlin JC, Li Z, Zheng X, Weinstock A, Lacey KA, Fisher EA, Fenyö D, Ruggles KV, Loke P, Torres VJ. induces a muted host response in human blood that blunts the recruitment of neutrophils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119: e2123017119. PMID 35881802 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2123017119  0.248
2018 Altman DR, Sullivan MJ, Chacko KI, Balasubramanian D, Pak TR, Sause WE, Kumar K, Sebra R, Deikus G, Attie O, Rose H, Lewis M, Fulmer Y, Bashir A, Kasarskis A, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Genome plasticity of -defective during clinical infection. Infection and Immunity. PMID 30061376 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00331-18  0.245
2017 Sause WE, Copin R, O'malley A, Chan R, Morrow BJ, Buckley PT, Fernandez J, Lynch AS, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus strain Newman D2C contains mutations in major regulatory pathways that cripple its pathogenesis. Journal of Bacteriology. PMID 28924032 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00476-17  0.244
2017 Vaish M, Price-Whelan A, Reyes-Robles T, Liu J, Jereen A, Christie S, Alonzo F, Benson MA, Torres VJ, Krulwich TA. Roles of Staphylococcus aureus Mnh1 and Mnh2 antiporters in salt tolerance, alkali tolerance and pathogenesis. Journal of Bacteriology. PMID 29263099 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00611-17  0.244
2021 Beavers WN, DuMont AL, Monteith AJ, Maloney KN, Tallman KA, Weiss A, Christian AH, Toste FD, Chang CJ, Porter NA, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. peptide methionine sulfoxide reductases protect from human whole blood killing. Infection and Immunity. PMID 34001560 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00146-21  0.24
2021 Venzon M, Bernard-Raichon L, Klein J, Axelrad J, Hussey G, Sullivan A, Casanovas-Massana A, Noval M, Valero-Jimenez A, Gago J, Wilder E, Team YIR, Iwasaki A, Thorpe L, Littman D, ... ... Torres V, et al. Gut microbiome dysbiosis during COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for bacteremia and microbial translocation. Research Square. PMID 34341786 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-726620/v1  0.24
2023 Yeo WS, Dyzenhaus S, Torres VJ, Brinsmade SR, Bae T. Regulation of Bacterial Two-Component Systems by Cardiolipin. Infection and Immunity. 91: e0004623. PMID 36975788 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00046-23  0.239
2012 Benson MA, Lilo S, Nygaard T, Voyich JM, Torres VJ. Rot and SaeRS cooperate to activate expression of the staphylococcal superantigen-like exoproteins. Journal of Bacteriology. 194: 4355-65. PMID 22685286 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00706-12  0.238
2023 Jang KK, Heaney T, London M, Ding Y, Putzel G, Yeung F, Ercelen D, Chen YH, Axelrad J, Gurunathan S, Zhou C, Podkowik M, Arguelles N, Srivastava A, Shopsin B, ... Torres VJ, et al. Antimicrobial overproduction sustains intestinal inflammation by inhibiting Enterococcus colonization. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 37652008 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.08.002  0.235
2022 Spaan AN, Neehus AL, Laplantine E, Staels F, Ogishi M, Seeleuthner Y, Rapaport F, Lacey KA, Van Nieuwenhove E, Chrabieh M, Hum D, Migaud M, Izmiryan A, Lorenzo L, Kochetkov T, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Human OTULIN haploinsufficiency impairs cell-intrinsic immunity to staphylococcal α-toxin. Science (New York, N.Y.). eabm6380. PMID 35587511 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm6380  0.228
2022 Shahi I, Llaneras CN, Perelman SS, Torres VJ, Ratner AJ. Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Does Not Identify Host Factors Modulating Streptococcus agalactiae β-Hemolysin/Cytolysin-Induced Cell Death. Microbiology Spectrum. 10: e0218621. PMID 35196804 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02186-21  0.227
2014 Benson MA, Ohneck EA, Ryan C, Alonzo F, Smith H, Narechania A, Kolokotronis SO, Satola SW, Uhlemann AC, Sebra R, Deikus G, Shopsin B, Planet PJ, Torres VJ. Evolution of hypervirulence by a MRSA clone through acquisition of a transposable element. Molecular Microbiology. 93: 664-81. PMID 24962815 DOI: 10.1111/Mmi.12682  0.227
2023 Dyzenhaus S, Sullivan MJ, Alburquerque B, Boff D, van de Guchte A, Chung M, Fulmer Y, Copin R, Ilmain JK, O'Keefe A, Altman DR, Stubbe FX, Podkowik M, Dupper AC, Shopsin B, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. MRSA lineage USA300 isolated from bloodstream infections exhibit altered virulence regulation. Cell Host & Microbe. 31: 228-242.e8. PMID 36681080 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.12.003  0.226
2022 Ching KL, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Defensosomes: a new role for autophagy proteins in innate immune defense. Autophagy. 1-3. PMID 36409156 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2146894  0.22
2021 McConville TH, Austin ED, Geng W, Shi Q, Balasubramanian D, Kubin CJ, Torres VJ, Uhlemann AC. In-Vitro Cytotoxicity and Clinical Correlates of MRSA Bacteremia. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. AAC0155921. PMID 34748383 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01559-21  0.22
2016 Reyes-Robles T, Lubkin A, Alonzo F, Lacy DB, Torres VJ. Exploiting dominant-negative toxins to combat Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis. Embo Reports. 17: 780. PMID 27139260 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201670010  0.214
2022 Brawley DN, Sauer DB, Li J, Zheng X, Koide A, Jedhe GS, Suwatthee T, Song J, Liu Z, Arora PS, Koide S, Torres VJ, Wang DN, Traaseth NJ. Structural basis for inhibition of the drug efflux pump NorA from Staphylococcus aureus. Nature Chemical Biology. PMID 35361990 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-00994-9  0.21
2020 Matsuzawa-Ishimoto Y, Hine A, Shono Y, Rudensky E, Lazrak A, Yeung F, Neil JA, Yao X, Chen YH, Heaney T, Schuster SL, Zwack EE, Axelrad JE, Hudesman D, Tsai JJ, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. An Intestinal Organoid-Based Platform That Recreates Susceptibility to T Cell-Mediated Tissue Injury. Blood. PMID 32232483 DOI: 10.1182/Blood.2019004116  0.207
2023 Podkowik M, Perault AI, Putzel G, Pountain A, Kim J, Dumont A, Zwack E, Ulrich RJ, Karagounis TK, Zhou C, Haag AF, Shenderovich J, Wasserman GA, Kwon J, Chen J, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Quorum-sensing system of primes gene expression for protection from lethal oxidative stress. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 37333372 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.08.544038  0.2
2023 Gonzalez JJI, Hossain MF, Neef J, Zwack EE, Tsai C-M, Raafat D, Fechtner K, Herzog L, Kohler TP, Schlüter R, Reder A, Holtfreter S, Liu GY, Hammerschmidt S, Völker U, ... Torres VJ, et al. TLR4 sensing of IsdB of induces a proinflammatory cytokine response via the NLRP3-caspase-1 inflammasome cascade. Mbio. e0022523. PMID 38112465 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00225-23  0.199
2023 Prescott RA, Pankow AP, de Vries M, Crosse K, Patel RS, Alu M, Loomis C, Torres V, Koralov S, Ivanova E, Dittmann M, Rosenberg BR. A comparative study of air-liquid interface culture models of the human airway epithelium evaluating cellular heterogeneity and gene expression at single cell resolution. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 36909601 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.27.530299  0.198
2023 Guo X, Khosraviani N, Raju S, Singh J, Farahani NZ, Abramian M, Torres VJ, Howe KL, Fish JE, Kapus A, Lee WL. Endothelial ACKR1 is induced by neutrophil contact and down-regulated by secretion in extracellular vesicles. Frontiers in Immunology. 14: 1181016. PMID 37153544 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1181016  0.188
2023 Chen YH, Yeung F, Lacey KA, Zaldana K, Lin JD, Bee GCW, McCauley C, Barre RS, Liang SH, Hansen CB, Downie AE, Tio K, Weiser JN, Torres VJ, Bennett RJ, et al. Rewilding of laboratory mice enhances granulopoiesis and immunity through intestinal fungal colonization. Science Immunology. 8: eadd6910. PMID 37352372 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.add6910  0.188
2021 Rasouly A, Shamovsky Y, Epshtein V, Tam K, Vasilyev N, Hao Z, Quarta G, Pani B, Li L, Vallin C, Shamovsky I, Krishnamurthy S, Shtilerman A, Vantine S, Torres VJ, et al. Analysing the fitness cost of antibiotic resistance to identify targets for combination antimicrobials. Nature Microbiology. 6: 1410-1423. PMID 34697460 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-021-00973-1  0.185
2022 Gago J, Filardo TD, Conderino S, Magaziner SJ, Dubrovskaya Y, Inglima K, Iturrate E, Pironti A, Schluter J, Cadwell K, Hochman S, Li H, Torres VJ, Thorpe LE, Shopsin B. Pathogen Species Is Associated With Mortality in Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in Patients With COVID-19. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 9: ofac083. PMID 35607701 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac083  0.182
2023 Robertson A, Sall J, Venzon M, Olivas JJ, Zheng X, Cammer M, Antao N, Thur RS, Bethony J, Nejsum P, Torres VJ, Liang FX, Cadwell K. Bacterial contact induces polar plug disintegration to mediate whipworm egg hatching. Biorxiv : the Preprint Server For Biology. PMID 36993552 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.13.532458  0.181
2023 Robertson A, Sall J, Venzon M, Olivas JJ, Zheng X, Cammer M, Antao N, Zhou C, Devlin JC, Saes Thur R, Bethony J, Nejsum P, Shopsin B, Torres VJ, Liang FX, et al. Bacterial contact induces polar plug disintegration to mediate whipworm egg hatching. Plos Pathogens. 19: e1011647. PMID 37738244 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011647  0.181
2018 Wood JB, Jones LS, Soper NR, Xu M, Torres VJ, Buddy Creech C, Thomsen IP. Serologic Detection of Antibodies Targeting the Leukocidin LukAB Strongly Predicts Staphylococcus aureus in Children With Invasive Infection. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. PMID 29538707 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy017  0.18
2015 Kernbauer E, Maurer K, Torres VJ, Shopsin B, Cadwell K. Gastrointestinal dissemination and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus following bacteremia Infection and Immunity. 83: 372-378. DOI: 10.1128/IAI.02272-14  0.177
2020 Shewell LK, Day CJ, Jen FE, Haselhorst T, Atack JM, Reijneveld JF, Everest-Dass A, James DBA, Boguslawski KM, Brouwer S, Gillen CM, Luo Z, Kobe B, Nizet V, von Itzstein M, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors. Science Advances. 6. PMID 32937333 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz4926  0.176
2020 Shewell LK, Day CJ, Jen FE, Haselhorst T, Atack JM, Reijneveld JF, Everest-Dass A, James DBA, Boguslawski KM, Brouwer S, Gillen CM, Luo Z, Kobe B, Nizet V, von Itzstein M, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors. Science Advances. 6: eaaz4926. PMID 32494740 DOI: 10.1126/Sciadv.Aaz4926  0.176
2023 Prescott RA, Pankow AP, de Vries M, Crosse KM, Patel RS, Alu M, Loomis C, Torres V, Koralov S, Ivanova E, Dittmann M, Rosenberg BR. A comparative study of in vitro air-liquid interface culture models of the human airway epithelium evaluating cellular heterogeneity and gene expression at single cell resolution. Respiratory Research. 24: 213. PMID 37635251 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02514-2  0.173
2022 Langouët-Astrié C, Oshima K, McMurtry SA, Yang Y, Kwiecinski JM, LaRivière WB, Kavanaugh JS, Zakharevich I, Hansen KC, Shi D, Zhang F, Boguslawski KM, Perelman SS, Su G, Torres VJ, et al. The influenza-injured lung microenvironment promotes MRSA virulence, contributing to severe secondary bacterial pneumonia. Cell Reports. 41: 111721. PMID 36450248 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111721  0.171
2020 Devlin JC, Zwack EE, Tang MS, Li Z, Fenyo D, Torres VJ, Ruggles KV, Loke P. Distinct Features of Human Myeloid Cell Cytokine Response Profiles Identify Neutrophil Activation by Cytokines as a Prognostic Feature during Tuberculosis and Cancer. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). PMID 32350082 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901133  0.162
2006 Velasco-Velázquez MA, Maldonado PD, Barrera D, Torres V, Zentella-Dehesa A, Pedraza-Chaverrí J. Aged garlic extract induces proliferation and ameliorates gentamicin-induced toxicity in LLC-PK1 cells. Phytotherapy Research : Ptr. 20: 76-8. PMID 16397848 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1780  0.148
2022 Sargsian S, Chen Z, Lee SC, Robertson A, Thur RS, Sproch J, Devlin JC, Tee MZ, Er YX, Copin R, Heguy A, Pironti A, Torres VJ, Ruggles KV, Lim YAL, et al. Clostridia isolated from helminth-colonized humans promote the life cycle of Trichuris species. Cell Reports. 41: 111725. PMID 36450245 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111725  0.143
2023 Yanai I, Pountain A, Jiang P, Yao T, Homaee E, Guan Y, Podkowik M, Shopsin B, Torres V, Golding I. Transcription-replication interactions reveal principles of bacterial genome regulation. Research Square. PMID 37034646 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2724389/v1  0.139
2018 Blake KJ, Baral P, Voisin T, Lubkin A, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Adams KL, Roberson DP, Ma YC, Otto M, Woolf CJ, Torres VJ, Chiu IM. Staphylococcus aureus produces pain through pore-forming toxins and neuronal TRPV1 that is silenced by QX-314. Nature Communications. 9: 37. PMID 29295977 DOI: 10.1038/S41467-017-02448-6  0.129
2024 Pountain AW, Jiang P, Yao T, Homaee E, Guan Y, McDonald KJC, Podkowik M, Shopsin B, Torres VJ, Golding I, Yanai I. Transcription-replication interactions reveal bacterial genome regulation. Nature. PMID 38267581 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06974-w  0.125
2021 Fernandez J, Sanders H, Henn J, Wilson JM, Malone D, Buoninfante A, Willms M, Chan R, DuMont AL, McLahan C, Grubb K, Romanello A, van den Dobbelsteen G, Torres VJ, Poolman JT. Vaccination with Detoxified Leukocidin AB Reduces Bacterial Load in a Staphylococcus aureus Minipig Deep Surgical Wound Infection Model. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. PMID 33895843 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab219  0.123
2015 Maurer K, Reyes-Robles T, Alonzo F, Durbin J, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Autophagy mediates tolerance to staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin Cell Host and Microbe. 17: 429-440. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.03.001  0.108
2013 Yoong P, Torres VJ. Animal models and imaging technologies: paving the way towards insights into Staphylococcus aureus-induced osteomyelitis. Future Microbiology. 8: 1515-8. PMID 24266351 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.13.136  0.083
2009 Alfaro-Moreno E, Torres V, Miranda J, Martínez L, García-Cuellar C, Nawrot TS, Vanaudenaerde B, Hoet P, Ramírez-López P, Rosas I, Nemery B, Osornio-Vargas AR. Induction of IL-6 and inhibition of IL-8 secretion in the human airway cell line Calu-3 by urban particulate matter collected with a modified method of PM sampling. Environmental Research. 109: 528-35. PMID 19304283 DOI: 10.1016/J.Envres.2009.02.010  0.081
2022 López Saubidet I, Hunter M, Lurbet MF, Bonelli I, Mandó F, Parodi J, Torres V, Spernanzoni F, Rodríguez PO. Echocardiographic findings in patients under mechanical ventilation with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. Medicina. 82: 61-65. PMID 35037862  0.059
2022 Casallas A, Jiménez-Saenz C, Torres V, Quirama-Aguilar M, Lizcano A, Lopez-Barrera EA, Ferro C, Celis N, Arenas R. Design of a Forest Fire Early Alert System through a Deep 3D-CNN Structure and a WRF-CNN Bias Correction. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland). 22. PMID 36433386 DOI: 10.3390/s22228790  0.054
2007 Gómez MAM, Arenas VJ, Sanjuán MM, Hernández MJM, Almenar CB, Torres VJ. Stability studies of binary mixtures of haloperidol and/or midazolam with other drugs for parenteral administration Journal of Palliative Medicine. 10: 1306-1311. PMID 18095809 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0028  0.047
2016 Orellano-Colón EM, Jutai J, Santiago A, Torres V, Benítez K, Torres M. Assistive Technology Needs and Measurement of the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Technologies for Independent Living of Older Hispanics: Lessons Learned. Technologies. 4. PMID 27695688 DOI: 10.3390/technologies4030021  0.047
2010 Touboul PJ, Vicaut E, Labreuche J, Acevedo M, Torres V, Ramirez-Martinez J, Vinueza R, Silva H, Champagne B, Hernandez-Hernandez R, Wilson E, Schargrodsky H. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness: the Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study results. Cerebrovascular Diseases (Basel, Switzerland). 31: 43-50. PMID 20980753 DOI: 10.1159/000320264  0.04
2023 Torres V, Martin SW. Effects of LiPON Incorporation on the Structures and Properties of Mixed Oxy-Sulfide-Nitride Glassy Solid Electrolytes. Inorganic Chemistry. PMID 37196103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00756  0.038
2009 Flores JC, Torres V, Popa M, Crespo D, Calderón-Moreno JM. Deposition of silver nanoshell and reactivity of silver nanoparticles with surface silanols of submicrospherical silica. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 9: 3177-80. PMID 19452987 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.032  0.038
2015 Schwartz NA, von Glascoe CA, Torres V, Ramos L, Soria-Delgado C. "Where they (live, work and) spray": pesticide exposure, childhood asthma and environmental justice among Mexican-American farmworkers. Health & Place. 32: 83-92. PMID 25659530 DOI: 10.1016/J.Healthplace.2014.12.016  0.035
2014 Torres V, Ortuño R, Rodríguez-Ulibarri P, Griol A, Martínez A, Navarro-Cía M, Beruete M, Sorolla M. Mid-infrared plasmonic inductors: enhancing inductance with meandering lines. Scientific Reports. 4: 3592. PMID 24393839 DOI: 10.1038/Srep03592  0.034
2013 Torres V, Pacheco-Peña V, Rodríguez-Ulibarri P, Navarro-Cía M, Beruete M, Sorolla M, Engheta N. Terahertz epsilon-near-zero graded-index lens. Optics Express. 21: 9156-66. PMID 23572004 DOI: 10.1364/Oe.21.009156  0.033
2014 Pacheco-Peña V, Torres V, Beruete M, Navarro-Cía M, Engheta N. ϵ-near-zero (ENZ) graded index quasi-optical devices: steering and splitting millimeter waves Journal of Optics. 16: 094009. DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/16/9/094009  0.029
2007 Munín M, Goerner MS, Lombardero M, Sanchez G, Redondo JC, Spernanzoni F, Lardani H, Torres V. Thickening of the pulmonary artery wall in acute intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta. Cardiovascular Ultrasound. 5: 1. PMID 17201908 DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-5-1  0.024
2003 Pérez-Padilla R, Regalado-Pineda J, Rojas M, Catalán M, Mendoza L, Rojas R, Chapela R, Villalba J, Torres V, Borja-Aburto V, Olaiz G. Spirometric function in children of Mexico City compared to Mexican-American children. Pediatric Pulmonology. 35: 177-83. PMID 12567385 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10232  0.024
2013 Torres V, Martinez N, Lee G, Almeda J, Gross G, Patel S, Rosenkranz L. How do we manage post-OLT redundant bile duct? World Journal of Gastroenterology. 19: 2501-6. PMID 23674851 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2501  0.02
2006 Pérez-Padilla R, Rojas R, Torres V, Borja-Aburto V, Olaiz G. Obesity among children residing in Mexico City and its impact on lung function: a comparison with Mexican-Americans. Archives of Medical Research. 37: 165-71. PMID 16314204 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.05.009  0.02
2015 Del Villar I, Torres V, Beruete M. Experimental demonstration of lossy mode and surface plasmon resonance generation with Kretschmann configuration. Optics Letters. 40: 4739-42. PMID 26469608  0.016
2003 Pérez-Padilla R, Regalado-Pineda J, Mendoza L, Rojas R, Torres V, Borja-Aburto V, Olaiz G. Spirometric variability in a longitudinal study of school-age children. Chest. 123: 1090-5. PMID 12684298 DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.4.1090  0.011
2023 Pabon B, Torres V, Woodward K, Cardozo M, Tan B, Chaubal V, Badruddin A, Wolfe T, Pereira E, Jankowitz B, Costalat V, Altschul D, Langerford CA, Zaidat OO. Treatment of a ruptured shallow trilobed cerebral aneurysm with the novel saccular endovascular aneurysm lattice (SEAL) device: A case report with one year follow-up. Interventional Neuroradiology : Journal of Peritherapeutic Neuroradiology, Surgical Procedures and Related Neurosciences. 29: 481-487. PMID 37455501 DOI: 10.1177/15910199231187048  0.01
2019 García Y, González R, Rangel F, Torres V. Células madre como tratamiento regenerativo para la enfermedad de Parkinson Revista Vive. 2: 134-143. DOI: 10.33996/revistavive.v2i6.34  0.01
2014 Pacheco-Peña V, Torres V, Orazbayev B, Beruete M, Navarro-Cí M, Sorolla M, Engheta N. Mechanical 144GHz beam steering with all-metallic epsilon-near-zero lens antenna Applied Physics Letters. 105. DOI: 10.1063/1.4903865  0.01
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