Steven G. Biesecker

Microbial Amyloids Induce Interleukin 17A (IL-17A) and IL-22 Responses via Toll-Like Receptor 2 Activation in the Intestinal Mucosa

Jessalyn H. Nishimori, Tiffanny Newman, Gertrude O. Oppong et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2012 · 91 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Epithelial Cells Augment Barrier Function via Activation of the Toll-Like Receptor 2/Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathway upon Recognition of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Curli Fibrils in the Gut

Gertrude O. Oppong, Glenn J. Rapsinski, Tiffanny Newman et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2012 · 79 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Biofilm-associated bacterial amyloids dampen inflammation in the gut: oral treatment with curli fibres reduces the severity of hapten-induced colitis in mice

Gertrude O. Oppong, Glenn J. Rapsinski, Sarah A. Tursi et al. · npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · 2015 · 51 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

The Functional Amyloid Curli Protects Escherichia coli against Complement-Mediated Bactericidal Activity

Steven G. Biesecker, Lauren K. Nicastro, R. Paul Wilson et al. · Biomolecules · 2018 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17