| Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain SK Esher, O Zaragoza, JA Alspaugh Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 113 (7), e180057, 2018 | 116 | 2018 |
| The Cryptococcus neoformans Alkaline Response Pathway: Identification of a Novel Rim Pathway Activator KS Ost, TR O’Meara, N Huda, SK Esher, JA Alspaugh Plos genetics 11 (4), e1005159, 2015 | 87 | 2015 |
| Chitin: a “hidden figure” in the fungal cell wall HE Brown, SK Esher, JA Alspaugh The fungal cell wall: an armour and a weapon for human fungal pathogens, 83-111, 2020 | 69 | 2020 |
| HDAC genes play distinct and redundant roles in Cryptococcus neoformans virulence F Brandão, SK Esher, KS Ost, K Pianalto, CB Nichols, L Fernandes, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 5209, 2018 | 61 | 2018 |
| Defects in intracellular trafficking of fungal cell wall synthases lead to aberrant host immune recognition SK Esher, KS Ost, MA Kohlbrenner, KM Pianalto, CL Telzrow, ... PLoS pathogens 14 (6), e1007126, 2018 | 49 | 2018 |
| Rim pathway-mediated alterations in the fungal cell wall influence immune recognition and inflammation KS Ost, SK Esher, CM Leopold Wager, L Walker, J Wagener, C Munro, ... MBio 8 (1), 10.1128/mbio. 02290-16, 2017 | 42 | 2017 |
| Candida/Staphylococcal Polymicrobial Intra-Abdominal Infection: Pathogenesis and Perspectives for a Novel Form of Trained Innate Immunity SK Esher, PL Fidel Jr, MC Noverr Journal of Fungi 5 (2), 37, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
| Rapid mapping of insertional mutations to probe cell wall regulation in Cryptococcus neoformans SK Esher, JA Granek, JA Alspaugh Fungal Genetics and Biology 82, 9-21, 2015 | 29 | 2015 |
| Spectrum of Trained Innate Immunity Induced by Low-Virulence Candida Species against Lethal Polymicrobial Intra-abdominal Infection EA Lilly, J Yano, SK Esher, E Hardie, PL Fidel Jr, MC Noverr Infection and Immunity 87 (8), 10.1128/iai. 00348-19, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| Relative contributions of prenylation and postprenylation processing in Cryptococcus neoformans pathogenesis SK Esher, KS Ost, L Kozubowski, DH Yang, MS Kim, YS Bahn, ... Msphere 1 (2), 10.1128/msphere. 00084-15, 2016 | 24 | 2016 |
| Identifying a novel connection between the fungal plasma membrane and pH‐sensing HE Brown, KS Ost, SK Esher, KM Pianalto, JW Saelens, Z Guan, ... Molecular microbiology 109 (4), 474-493, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
| Trained innate immunity induced by vaccination with low-virulence Candida species mediates protection against several forms of fungal sepsis via Ly6G+ Gr-1+ leukocytes EA Lilly, BE Bender, S Esher Righi, PL Fidel Jr, MC Noverr MBio 12 (5), 10.1128/mbio. 02548-21, 2021 | 18 | 2021 |
| Applying the Host-Microbe Damage Response Framework to Candida Pathogenesis: Current and Prospective Strategies to Reduce Damage PL Fidel Jr, J Yano, SK Esher, MC Noverr Journal of Fungi 6 (1), 35, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Rim pathway-mediated alterations in the fungal cell wall influence immune recognition and inflammation. mBio 8: e02290-16 KS Ost, SK Esher, CM Leopold Wager, L Walker, J Wagener, C Munro, ... | 12 | 2017 |
| Self‐trimerization of ExsD limits inhibition of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa transcriptional activator ExsA in vitro RC Bernhards, AE Marsden, SK Esher, TL Yahr, FD Schubot The FEBS journal 280 (4), 1084-1094, 2013 | 12 | 2013 |
| An immunogenic and slow-growing cryptococcal strain induces a chronic granulomatous infection in murine lungs CL Telzrow, S Esher Righi, N Castro-Lopez, A Campuzano, JT Brooks, ... Infection and Immunity 90 (6), e00580-21, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| Efficacy of Candida dubliniensis and Fungal β-Glucans in Inducing Trained Innate Immune Protection Against Inducers of Sepsis AJ Harriett, S Esher Righi, EA Lilly, P Fidel Jr, MC Noverr Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12, 898030, 2022 | 9 | 2022 |
| Comparative analysis of RNA enrichment methods for preparation of Cryptococcus neoformans RNA sequencing libraries CL Telzrow, PJ Zwack, S Esher Righi, FS Dietrich, C Chan, K Owzar, ... G3 11 (11), jkab301, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| Cryptococcus neoformans Mar1 function links mitochondrial metabolism, oxidative stress, and antifungal tolerance CL Telzrow, S Esher Righi, JM Cathey, JA Granek, JA Alspaugh Frontiers in Physiology 14, 1150272, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Cryptococcus neoformans Mar1 function links mitochondrial metabolism, oxidative stress, and antifungal tolerance. Front Physiol 14: 1150272 CL Telzrow, S Esher Righi, JM Cathey | 5 | 2023 |
J. Andrew AlspaughProfessor of Medicine, Duke University School of MedicineEmail verificata su duke.edu