Selected Publications
Research publications led by the Russell lab at UCSD
Vicary, A. C., Jordan, S.N.Z., Mendes. M., Swaminath, S., Castro, L.K., Porter, J.S., Vo, K.D., and Russell, A.B. (2025) CRISPR with Transcriptional Readout reveals influenza transcription is modulated by NELF and can precipitate an interferon response. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (35) e2515564122 PMC12415228
Swaminath, S.*, Marisa, M.*, Z. Yipeng, Remick, K.A., Mejia, I., Güereca, M., te Velthuis, A.J.W., Russell, A.B. (2025) Efficient genome replication in influenza A virus requires NS2 and sequence beyond the canonical promoter. Nature Communications 16, 1875 (2025). PMC11846981
Vicary, A. C., Mendes, M., Swaminath, S., Leukbua, A., Reddan, J., Rodriguez, Z. K., Russell, A. B. (2023) Maximal interferon induction by influenza lacking NS1 is infrequent owing to requirements for replication and export. Plos Pathog. 19, e1010943 .
Mendes, M., Russell, A. B. (2021) Library-based analysis reveals segment and length dependent characteristics of defective influenza genomes. PLoS Pathog. 17(12):e1010125.
* Authors contributed equally to publication
Research publications the Russell lab enjoyed helping out with!
Elshina, E. Pitre, E., Mendes, M., Schweibenz, B., Fan, L.Y.R., French, H., Park, J.W., Wang, W., Poon, L.L.M., Marcotrigiano, J., Russell, A.B., and te Velthuis, A.J.W. (2024) Influenza A virus transcription generates capped cRNAs that activate RIG-I. bioRxiv 2024.11.12.623191 doi:10.1101/2024.11.12.623191.
Ranum, J. N., Ledwith, M.P., Alnaji, F.G., Diefenbacher, M., Orton, R., Sloan, E., Güereca, M., Feltman, E.M., Smollett, K., Filipe, A., Conley, M., Russell,. A.B., Brooke, C.B., Hutchinson, E., Mehle, A. Cryptic proteins translated from deletion-containing viral genomes dramatically expand the influenza virus proteome. (2024) Nucleic Acids Res doi:10.1093/nar/gkae133 PMC11014358
Hamele, C.E., Russell, A.B., Heaton, N.S., (2022) In Vivo Profiling of Individual Multiciliated Cells during Acute Influenza A Virus Infection. Journal of Virology, e00505-22 PMC9327675
Radkov, A., Sapiro, A.L., Flores,S., Henderson, C., Saunders, H., Kim, R., Massa, S., Thompson, S., Mateusiak, C., Biboy, J., Zhao, Z., Starita, L.M., Hatleberg, W.L., Vollmer, W., Russell, A.B., Simorre, J., Anthony-Cahill, S. Brzovic, P. , Hayes, B., Chou S., (2022) Antibacterial potency of type VI amidase effector toxins is dependent on substrate topology and cellular context. eLife 11, e79796
Full members of Russell group, past and present, bolded and underlined.
Pre-UCSD
Russell, A.B., Elshina, E., Kowalsky, J.R., te Velthuis, A.J., Bloom, J.D., (2019) Single-cell virus sequencing of influenza
infections that trigger innate immunity. Journal of Virology. 0022-538X
Russell, A.B., Trapnell, C., Bloom, Bloom, J.D., (2018) Extreme heterogeneity of influenza virus infection in single cells. eLife.
7, e02020
Russell, A.B., Wexler, A.G., Brittany, H.N., Whitney, J.C., Bohn, A.J., Young Ah, G., Tran, B.Q., Natasha, B., Zheng, H.,
Peterson, S.B., Chou, S., Gonen, T., Goodlett, D.R., Goodman, A.L., Mougous, J.D. (2014) A type VI secretion-related pathway
in Bacteroidetes mediates interbacterial antagonism. Cell Host and Microbe. 16, 227-236
Russell, A.B., Peterson, S.B., Mougous, J.D. (2014) Type VI secretion effectors: poisons with a purpose. Nature Reviews
Microbiology. 12, 137-148
Russell, A.B., LeRoux, M., Hathazi, K., Agnello, D.M., Ishikawa, T., Wiggins, P.A., Wai, S.W., Mougous, J.D. (2013) Diverse
type VI secretion phospholipases are functionally plastic antibacterial effectors. Nature. 496, 508-512
Russell, A.B.*, Singh, P.*, Brittnacher, M., Bui, N.K., Hood, R.D., Carl, M.A., Agnello, D.M., Schwarz, S., Goodlett, D.R.,
Vollmer, W., and Mougous, J.D. (2012) A widespread bacterial type VI secretion effector superfamily identified using a heuristic
approach. Cell Host and Microbe. 11, 538-549
Russell, A.B., Hood, R.D., Bui, N.K., LeRoux, M., Vollmer, W. and Mougous, J.D. (2011) Type VI secretion delivers lytic
effectors to the periplasm of target cells. Nature. 475, 343-347
Munkvold, K.R.*, Russell, A.B.*, Kvitko, B.H., and Collmer, A.R. (2009) Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 type III
effector HopAA1-1 functions redundantly with chlorosis-promoting factor PSPTO4723 to produce bacterial speck lesions in
host tomato. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions. 22, 1341-1355
Wexler, A.G., Bao, Y., Whitney, J.C., Bobay, L.M., Xavier, J.B., Schofield, W.B., Barry, N.A., Russell, A.B., Tran, B.Q., Goo,
Y.A., Goodleyy, D.R., Ochman, H., Mougous, J.D., Goodman, A.L. (2016) Human symbionts inject and neutralize antibacterial
toxins to persist in the gut. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113, 3639-3644
LeRoux, M., Kirkpatric, R.L., Montauti, E.I., Tran, B.Q., Peterson, S.B., Harding, B.N., Whitney, J.C., Russell, A.B., Traxler, B.,
Goo, Y.A., Goodlett, D.R., Wiggins, P.A., Mougous, J.D. (2015) Kin cell lysis is a danger signal that activates antibacterial
pathways of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. eLife. 4, e05701
Whitney, J.C., Beck, C.M., Goo, Y.A., Russell, A.B., Harding, B., De Leon, J.A., Cunningham, D.A., Tran, B.Q., Low, D.A.,
Hayes, C.S., Mougous, J.D. (2014) Genetically distinct pathways guide effector export through the type VI secretion system.
Molecular Microbiology. 92, 529-542
Complete list of published work
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