Jemila C. Kester

Macrophages and cathepsin proteases blunt chemotherapeutic response in breast cancer

Tanaya Shree, Oakley C. Olson, Benelita T. Elie et al. · Genes & Development · 2011 · 527 citations · Full text

Breast Oncology, S. Macrophages, Chemoprevention Strategy +17

Phosphorylation of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PonA1 Governs the Rate of Polar Elongation in Mycobacteria

Karen J. Kieser, Cara C. Boutte, Jemila C. Kester et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2015 · 126 citations · Full text

Polar Growth, Microbial Pathogens, Bacteriology +19

Primary Human Colonic Mucosal Barrier Crosstalk with Super Oxygen-Sensitive Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in Continuous Culture

Jianbo Zhang, Yu-Ja Huang, Jun Young Yoon et al. · Med · 2020 · 122 citations · Full text

Distinct functions of macrophage-derived and cancer cell-derived cathepsin Z combine to promote tumor malignancy via interactions with the extracellular matrix

Leila Akkari, Vasilena Gocheva, Jemila C. Kester et al. · Genes & Development · 2014 · 115 citations · Full text

Immunology, Cell Proliferation, Cancer Biology +20

Combined deletion of cathepsin protease family members reveals compensatory mechanisms in cancer

Leila Akkari, Vasilena Gocheva, Marsha L. Quick et al. · Genes & Development · 2016 · 63 citations · Full text

Elevated Protease Expression, Protein Function, Medicine +13