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InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentMedicine
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
364 Plantation Street
Worcester MA 01605
Phone508-856-3596
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentMedicine
    DivisionInfectious Diseases

    InstitutionMorningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
    DepartmentImmunology and Microbiology Program

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    InstitutionMorningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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    DepartmentTranslational Science


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    Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United StatesBSBiology
    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMD

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    For information about our work, please visit the Pukkila-Worley lab website (http://www.umassmed.edu/pukkila-worleylab).



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    1. Biswas K, Moore C, Rogers H, Wani KA, Pukkila-Worley R, Higgins DP, Walker AK, Rand JB, Francis MM. Transcriptional responses to prolonged oxidative stress require cholinergic activation of G-protein-coupled receptor signaling. bioRxiv. 2025 Jan 07. PMID: 39829818.
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    2. Tse-Kang SY, Pukkila-Worley R. Lysosome-related organelle integrity suppresses TIR-1 aggregation to restrain toxic propagation of p38 innate immunity. Cell Rep. 2024 09 24; 43(9):114674. PMID: 39299237.
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    3. Tse-Kang SY, Wani KA, Peterson ND, Page A, Humphries F, Pukkila-Worley R. Intestinal immunity in C.?elegans is activated by pathogen effector-triggered aggregation of the guard protein TIR-1 on lysosome-related organelles. Immunity. 2024 10 08; 57(10):2280-2295.e6. PMID: 39299238.
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    4. Tse-Kang S, Wani KA, Peterson ND, Page A, Pukkila-Worley R. Activation of intestinal immunity by pathogen effector-triggered aggregation of lysosomal TIR-1/SARM1. bioRxiv. 2024 Feb 17. PMID: 38106043.
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    5. Nasrallah MA, Peterson ND, Szumel ES, Liu P, Page AL, Tse SY, Wani KA, Tocheny CE, Pukkila-Worley R. Transcriptional suppression of sphingolipid catabolism controls pathogen resistance in C. elegans. PLoS Pathog. 2023 Oct; 19(10):e1011730. PMID: 37906605.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    6. Cedillo L, Ahsan FM, Li S, Stuhr NL, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Adedoja A, Murphy LM, Yerevanian A, Emans S, Dao K, Li Z, Peterson ND, Watrous J, Jain M, Das S, Pukkila-Worley R, Curran SP, Soukas AA. Ether lipid biosynthesis promotes lifespan extension and enables diverse pro-longevity paradigms in Caenorhabditis elegans. Elife. 2023 08 22; 12. PMID: 37606250.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    7. Tse SY, Pukkila-Worley R. Protocol to assess receptor-ligand binding in C.?elegans using adapted thermal shift assays. STAR Protoc. 2023 Sep 15; 4(3):102477. PMID: 37527042.
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    8. Peterson ND, Tse SY, Huang QJ, Wani KA, Schiffer CA, Pukkila-Worley R. Non-canonical pattern recognition of a pathogen-derived metabolite by a nuclear hormone receptor identifies virulent bacteria in C.?elegans. Immunity. 2023 04 11; 56(4):768-782.e9. PMID: 36804958.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    9. Peterson ND, Icso JD, Salisbury JE, Rodr?guez T, Thompson PR, Pukkila-Worley R. Pathogen infection and cholesterol deficiency activate the C. elegans p38 immune pathway through a TIR-1/SARM1 phase transition. Elife. 2022 01 31; 11. PMID: 35098926.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    10. Njie AB, Mitchell M, Pukkila-Worley R. Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-Associated Nocardia nova Endocarditis in a Patient Receiving Intravenous Antibiotics for Chronic Lyme Disease. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Mar; 8(3):ofab041. PMID: 33728358.
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    11. Anderson SM, Pukkila-Worley R. Immunometabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Pathog. 2020 10; 16(10):e1008897. PMID: 33031414.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Foster KJ, Cheesman HK, Liu P, Peterson ND, Anderson SM, Pukkila-Worley R. Innate Immunity in the C.?elegans Intestine Is Programmed by a Neuronal Regulator of AWC Olfactory Neuron Development. Cell Rep. 2020 04 07; 31(1):107478. PMID: 32268082.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. Foster KJ, McEwan DL, Pukkila-Worley R. Measurements of Innate Immune Function in C. elegans. Methods Mol Biol. 2020; 2144:145-160. PMID: 32410032.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    14. Nhan JD, Turner CD, Anderson SM, Yen CA, Dalton HM, Cheesman HK, Ruter DL, Uma Naresh N, Haynes CM, Soukas AA, Pukkila-Worley R, Curran SP. Redirection of SKN-1 abates the negative metabolic outcomes of a perceived pathogen infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 10 29; 116(44):22322-22330. PMID: 31611372.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Anderson SM, Cheesman HK, Peterson ND, Salisbury JE, Soukas AA, Pukkila-Worley R. The fatty acid oleate is required for innate immune activation and pathogen defense in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Pathog. 2019 06; 15(6):e1007893. PMID: 31206555.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    16. Deng P, Uma Naresh N, Du Y, Lamech LT, Yu J, Zhu LJ, Pukkila-Worley R, Haynes CM. Mitochondrial UPR repression during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection requires the bZIP protein ZIP-3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 03 26; 116(13):6146-6151. PMID: 30850535.
      Citations: 28     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Peterson ND, Cheesman HK, Liu P, Anderson SM, Foster KJ, Chhaya R, Perrat P, Thekkiniath J, Yang Q, Haynes CM, Pukkila-Worley R. The nuclear hormone receptor NHR-86 controls anti-pathogen responses in C. elegans. PLoS Genet. 2019 01; 15(1):e1007935. PMID: 30668573.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    18. Ding W, Higgins DP, Yadav DK, Godbole AA, Pukkila-Worley R, Walker AK. Stress-responsive and metabolic gene regulation are altered in low S-adenosylmethionine. PLoS Genet. 2018 11; 14(11):e1007812. PMID: 30485261.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    19. Peterson ND, Pukkila-Worley R. Caenorhabditis elegans in high-throughput screens for anti-infective compounds. Curr Opin Immunol. 2018 10; 54:59-65. PMID: 29935375.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    20. Pukkila-Worley R. Surveillance Immunity: An Emerging Paradigm of Innate Defense Activation in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Pathog. 2016 09; 12(9):e1005795. PMID: 27631629.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    21. Cheesman HK, Feinbaum RL, Thekkiniath J, Dowen RH, Conery AL, Pukkila-Worley R. Aberrant Activation of p38 MAP Kinase-Dependent Innate Immune Responses Is Toxic to Caenorhabditis elegans. G3 (Bethesda). 2016 Jan 27; 6(3):541-9. PMID: 26818074.
      Citations: 37     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    22. Pukkila-Worley R. Case 28-2014: A man with a rash, headache, fever, nausea, and photophobia. N Engl J Med. 2014 12 04; 371(23):2239. PMID: 25470710.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    23. Pukkila-Worley R, Nardi V, Branda JA. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 28-2014. A 39-year-old man with a rash, headache, fever, nausea, and photophobia. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 11; 371(11):1051-60. PMID: 25207769.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    24. Pukkila-Worley R, Feinbaum RL, McEwan DL, Conery AL, Ausubel FM. The evolutionarily conserved mediator subunit MDT-15/MED15 links protective innate immune responses and xenobiotic detoxification. PLoS Pathog. 2014 May; 10(5):e1004143. PMID: 24875643.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Tan X, Fuchs BB, Wang Y, Chen W, Yuen GJ, Chen RB, Jayamani E, Anastassopoulou C, Pukkila-Worley R, Coleman JJ, Mylonakis E. The role of Candida albicans SPT20 in filamentation, biofilm formation and pathogenesis. PLoS One. 2014; 9(4):e94468. PMID: 24732310.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Chan BT, Hohmann E, Barshak MB, Pukkila-Worley R. Treatment of listeriosis in first trimester of pregnancy. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 May; 19(5):839-41. PMID: 23697599.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    27. Uppuluri P, Chaturvedi AK, Jani N, Pukkila-Worley R, Monteagudo C, Mylonakis E, K?hler JR, Lopez Ribot JL. Physiologic expression of the Candida albicans pescadillo homolog is required for virulence in a murine model of hematogenously disseminated candidiasis. Eukaryot Cell. 2012 Dec; 11(12):1552-6. PMID: 23104566.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    28. Pukkila-Worley R, Feinbaum R, Kirienko NV, Larkins-Ford J, Conery AL, Ausubel FM. Stimulation of host immune defenses by a small molecule protects C. elegans from bacterial infection. PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(6):e1002733. PMID: 22719261.
      Citations: 47     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    29. Pukkila-Worley R, Ausubel FM. Immune defense mechanisms in the Caenorhabditis elegans intestinal epithelium. Curr Opin Immunol. 2012 Feb; 24(1):3-9. PMID: 22236697.
      Citations: 104     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    30. Pukkila-Worley R, Ausubel FM, Mylonakis E. Candida albicans infection of Caenorhabditis elegans induces antifungal immune defenses. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Jun; 7(6):e1002074. PMID: 21731485.
      Citations: 81     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Pukkila-Worley R, Mylonakis E. From the outside in and the inside out: Antifungal immune responses in Caenorhabditis elegans. Virulence. 2010 May-Jun; 1(3):111-2. PMID: 21178428.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    32. Pukkila-Worley R, Peleg AY, Tampakakis E, Mylonakis E. Candida albicans hyphal formation and virulence assessed using a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model. Eukaryot Cell. 2009 Nov; 8(11):1750-8. PMID: 19666778.
      Citations: 99     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    33. Means TK, Mylonakis E, Tampakakis E, Colvin RA, Seung E, Puckett L, Tai MF, Stewart CR, Pukkila-Worley R, Hickman SE, Moore KJ, Calderwood SB, Hacohen N, Luster AD, El Khoury J. Evolutionarily conserved recognition and innate immunity to fungal pathogens by the scavenger receptors SCARF1 and CD36. J Exp Med. 2009 Mar 16; 206(3):637-53. PMID: 19237602.
      Citations: 123     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Pukkila-Worley R, Holson E, Wagner F, Mylonakis E. Antifungal drug discovery through the study of invertebrate model hosts. Curr Med Chem. 2009; 16(13):1588-95. PMID: 19442135.
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    35. Pukkila-Worley R, Mylonakis E. Epidemiology and management of cryptococcal meningitis: developments and challenges. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2008 Mar; 9(4):551-60. PMID: 18312157.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    36. Fraser JA, Huang JC, Pukkila-Worley R, Alspaugh JA, Mitchell TG, Heitman J. Chromosomal translocation and segmental duplication in Cryptococcus neoformans. Eukaryot Cell. 2005 Feb; 4(2):401-6. PMID: 15701802.
      Citations: 43     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    37. Pukkila-Worley R, Gerrald QD, Kraus PR, Boily MJ, Davis MJ, Giles SS, Cox GM, Heitman J, Alspaugh JA. Transcriptional network of multiple capsule and melanin genes governed by the Cryptococcus neoformans cyclic AMP cascade. Eukaryot Cell. 2005 Jan; 4(1):190-201. PMID: 15643074.
      Citations: 101     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    38. Pukkila-Worley R, Alspaugh JA. Cyclic AMP signaling in Cryptococcus neoformans. FEMS Yeast Res. 2004 Jan; 4(4-5):361-7. PMID: 14734016.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    39. Alspaugh JA, Pukkila-Worley R, Harashima T, Cavallo LM, Funnell D, Cox GM, Perfect JR, Kronstad JW, Heitman J. Adenylyl cyclase functions downstream of the Galpha protein Gpa1 and controls mating and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans. Eukaryot Cell. 2002 Feb; 1(1):75-84. PMID: 12455973.
      Citations: 112     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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