Publications
Kyme P, Thoennissen NH, Tseng CW, Iwanski GB, Shimada K, Krug UO, Lee K, Hardy WD, Gombart AF, Koeffler HP, Liu GY. CCAAT/enhancer binding protein epsilon mediates nicotinamide-enhanced clearance of Staphylococcus aureus infection. J Clin Invest. 2012;122:3316-29.
Tseng CW, Kyme P, Arruda A, Ramanujan VK, Tawackoli W, Liu GY. Innate immune dysfunctions in aged mice facilitate systemic dissemination of methicillin-resistant S. aureus.PLOS ONE. 2012;7:e41454.
Park B, Liu GY. Targeting the S. aureus-host interphase for the treatment of S. aureus infection. SemImmunopath. 2012 [E-pub ahead of press]
Shimada T, Park B, Goodridge HS, Wolf AJ, Becker CA, Reyes CN, Miao EA, Aderem A, Götz F, Liu GY, Underhill DM. Lysozyme-based digestion of S. aureus peptidoglycan in macrophage phagosomes activates Nalp3 inflammasomes. Cell Host Microbe.2010;7:38-49.
Tseng CW, Kyme P, Low J, Rocha MA, Alsabeh R, Miller LG, Otto M, Arditi M, Diep BA, Nizet V, Doherty TM, Beenhouwer DO, Liu GY. Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin contributes to necrotizing soft tissue infection by modulating host immune responses. PLoS ONE. 2009;4:e6837.
Liu GY, Nizet V. Color me bad:microbial pigments as virulence factors. Trends Microb.2009;17:406-413.
Liu C-I*, Liu GY*, Song Y, Yin F, Hensler ME, Nizet V, Wang AH, Oldfield E. A cholesterol lowering drug inhibits S. aureus virulence. Science. 2008;319:391-394.
Park B, Nizet V, Liu GY. Staphylococcus aureus catalase plays a critical role in niche competition against Streptococcus pneumoniae during nasal colonization. J Bacteriol.2008;190:2275-2278.
Liu GY, Essex A, Buchanan JT, Datta V, Fierer J, Nizet V. Staphylococcusaureus golden pigment impairs neutrophil killing and promotes virulence through its antioxidant activity. J Exp Med.2005;202:209-215.
Liu GY, Doran K, Lawrence T, Turkson N, Puliti M, TissiL, Nizet V. Sword and shield: linked group B streptococcal b-hemolysin/cytolysin and carotenoid pigment function to subvert hostphagocyte defense. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2004;101:14491-14496.
*shared first authorship
