Dora Čerina
@doracerina.bsky.social
PhD student at the Zychlinsky lab working on neutrophils vs bacteria 👩🔬
Max Planck for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany
Max Planck for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany
Huge thanks to everyone on the team who made this possible!
June 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Huge thanks to everyone on the team who made this possible!
In our study, we discovered a previously unknown two-gene system in UPEC that we named DanRI (Defense against neutrophil Regulator and Inhibitor). This system is turned on by NETs and helps the bacteria block neutrophil attacks. Without DanRI, UPEC struggles to survive and persist during infections.
June 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In our study, we discovered a previously unknown two-gene system in UPEC that we named DanRI (Defense against neutrophil Regulator and Inhibitor). This system is turned on by NETs and helps the bacteria block neutrophil attacks. Without DanRI, UPEC struggles to survive and persist during infections.
The main culprit behind urinary tract infections is a strain of E. coli known as UPEC. To survive in the body, UPEC has to evade our immune system, especially neutrophils, a type of immune cell that traps and kills bacteria using web-like structures called NETs.
June 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The main culprit behind urinary tract infections is a strain of E. coli known as UPEC. To survive in the body, UPEC has to evade our immune system, especially neutrophils, a type of immune cell that traps and kills bacteria using web-like structures called NETs.