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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John S. Gunn is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The subfields within these disciplines that they have extensively contributed to include Molecular Biology, Food Science, Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

Their main topics of research encompass:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Frequent publication venues for John S. Gunn include:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Infection and Immunity
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Microorganisms

Their recent notable papers consist of:

  • "Sequential ubiquitination of NLRP3 by RNF125 and Cbl-b limits inflammasome activation and endotoxemia" (2020), published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Salmonella Biofilm Formation, Chronic Infection, and Immunity Within the Intestine and Hepatobiliary Tract" (2021), published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "RETRACTED ARTICLE: Listeria monocytogenes upregulates mitochondrial calcium signalling to inhibit LC3-associated phagocytosis as a survival strategy" (2021), published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Salmonella Biofilms Tolerate Hydrogen Peroxide by a Combination of Extracellular Polymeric Substance Barrier Function and Catalase Enzymes" (2021), published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Is Upregulation of Sarcolipin Beneficial or Detrimental to Muscle Function?" (2021), published in Frontiers in Physiology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with:

  • Katherine Woolard
  • Christian Melander
  • Juan F. González
  • Mark M. Hahn
  • Jenna L. Sandala

John S. Gunn received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Lipid A Acylation and Bacterial Resistance against Vertebrate Antimicrobial Peptides

    Lin Guo;Kheng B Lim;Cristina M Poduje;Morad Daniel

  • PmrA–PmrB‐regulated genes necessary for 4‐aminoarabinose lipid A modification and polymyxin resistance

    John S. Gunn;Kheng B. Lim;Jackie Krueger;Kevin Kim

  • Regulation of Lipid A Modifications by Salmonella typhimurium Virulence Genes phoP-phoQ

    Lin Guo;Kheng B. Lim;Kheng B. Lim;John S. Gunn;John S. Gunn;Brian Bainbridge;Brian Bainbridge

  • Genetic and functional analysis of a PmrA-PmrB-regulated locus necessary for lipopolysaccharide modification, antimicrobial peptide resistance, and oral virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium.

    John S. Gunn;Sara S. Ryan;Jennifer C. Van Velkinburgh;Robert K. Ernst

  • PhoP-PhoQ activates transcription of pmrAB, encoding a two-component regulatory system involved in Salmonella typhimurium antimicrobial peptide resistance.

    J S Gunn;S I Miller

  • Biofilm Formation and Interaction with the Surfaces of Gallstones by Salmonella spp.

    A. M. Prouty;W. H. Schwesinger;J. S. Gunn

  • Mechanisms of bacterial resistance and response to bile

    John S Gunn

  • Chronic and acute infection of the gall bladder by Salmonella Typhi: understanding the carrier state.

    Geoffrey Gonzalez-Escobedo;Joanna M. Marshall;John S. Gunn

  • The Salmonella PmrAB regulon: lipopolysaccharide modifications, antimicrobial peptide resistance and more.

    John S. Gunn

  • Salmonella chronic carriage: epidemiology, diagnosis, and gallbladder persistence

    John S. Gunn;Joanna M. Marshall;Stephen Baker;Sabina Dongol

  • Gallstones play a significant role in Salmonella spp. gallbladder colonization and carriage

    Robert W. Crawford;Roberto Rosales-Reyes;María de la Luz Ramírez-Aguilar;Oscar Chapa-Azuela

  • Co‐regulation of Salmonella enterica genes required for virulence and resistance to antimicrobial peptides by SlyA and PhoP/PhoQ

    William Wiley Navarre;Thomas A. Halsey;Don Walthers;Jonathan Frye

  • Internalization and phagosome escape required for Francisella to induce human monocyte IL-1β processing and release

    Mikhail A. Gavrilin;Imad J. Bouakl;Nina L. Knatz;Michelle D. Duncan

  • PhoP-PhoQ-Regulated Loci Are Required for Enhanced Bile Resistance in Salmonella spp.

    Jennifer C. van Velkinburgh;John S. Gunn

  • Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium invasion is repressed in the presence of bile.

    A. M. Prouty;J. S. Gunn

  • What's on the Outside Matters: The Role of the Extracellular Polymeric Substance of Gram-negative Biofilms in Evading Host Immunity and as a Target for Therapeutic Intervention.

    John S. Gunn;John S. Gunn;Lauren O. Bakaletz;Daniel J. Wozniak;Daniel J. Wozniak

  • Identification of a Bile-Induced Exopolysaccharide Required for Salmonella Biofilm Formation on Gallstone Surfaces

    Robert W. Crawford;Deanna L. Gibson;Deanna L. Gibson;William W. Kay;John S. Gunn

  • Bile-salt-mediated induction of antimicrobial and bile resistance in Salmonella typhimurium.

    A. M. Prouty;I. E. Brodsky;S. Falkow;J. S. Gunn;J. S. Gunn

  • Bacterial modification of LPS and resistance to antimicrobial peptides.

    John S. Gunn

  • The structure and function of Francisella lipopolysaccharide.

    John S. Gunn;Robert K. Ernst

  • Comparative analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium biofilm formation on gallstones and on glass.

    A. M. Prouty;J. S. Gunn;J. S. Gunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry S. Schlesinger
Larry S. Schlesinger Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Samuel I. Miller
Samuel I. Miller University of Washington
Robert K. Ernst
Robert K. Ernst University of Maryland, Baltimore
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes The Ohio State University
Susheela Tridandapani
Susheela Tridandapani The Ohio State University
Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Ching-Shih Chen
Ching-Shih Chen The Ohio State University
Russell W. Carlson
Russell W. Carlson University of Georgia
Joanne Turner
Joanne Turner Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Michael McClelland
Michael McClelland University of California, Irvine

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