Publications
Resistin-like Molecule α Provides Vitamin-A-Dependent Antimicrobial Protection in the Skin
Harris TA, Gattu S, Propheter DC, Kuang Z, Bel S, Ruhn KA, Chara AL, Edwards M, Zhang C, Jo JH, Raj P, Zouboulis CC, Kong HH, Segre JA, Hooper LV. Resistin-like Molecule α Provides Vitamin-A-Dependent Antimicrobial Protection in the Skin. Cell Host Microbe. 2019 Jun 12;25(6):777-788.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.04.004.
Secretory autophagy of lysozyme in Paneth cells
Bel S, Hooper LV. Secretory autophagy of lysozyme in Paneth cells. Autophagy. 2018 Feb 1:1-6. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1430462. Epub 2018 Mar 8.
Paneth cells secrete lysozyme via secretory autophagy during bacterial infection of the intestine
Bel S, Pendse M, Wang Y, Li Y, Ruhn KA, Hassell B, Leal T, Winter SE, Xavier
RJ, Hooper LV. Paneth cells secrete lysozyme via secretory autophagy during
bacterial infection of the intestine . Science. 2017 Jul 27. Sep 8;357(6355):1047-1052.
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TMF/ARA160 Governs the Dynamic Spatial Orientation of the Golgi Apparatus during Sperm Development
Elkis Y, Bel S, Rahimi R, Lerer-Goldstein T, Levin-Zaidman S, Babushkin T,
Shpungin S, Nir U. TMF/ARA160 Governs the Dynamic Spatial Orientation of the Golgi Apparatus during Sperm Development . PLoS One. 2015 Dec 23;10(12):e0145277
Immunology: A bacterial nudge to T-cell function
Bel S, Hooper LV. Immunology: A bacterial nudge to T-cell function . Nature.
2015 Oct 15;526(7573):328-30.
Reprogrammed and transmissible intestinal microbiota confer diminished susceptibility to induced colitis in TMF−/− mice
Bel S, Elkis Y, Elifantz H, Koren O, Ben-Hamo R, Lerer-Goldshtein T, Rahimi R, Ben Horin S, Nyska A, Shpungin S, Nir U. Reprogrammed and transmissible intestinal microbiota confer diminished susceptibility to induced colitis in TMF−/− mice . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 2014 Apr 1;111(13):4964-9.
Testosterone deficiency accompanied by testicular and epididymal abnormalities in TMF(-/-) mice
Elkis Y, Bel S, Lerer-Goldstein T, Nyska A, Creasy DM, Shpungin S, Nir U. Testosterone deficiency accompanied by testicular and epididymal abnormalities in TMF(-/-) mice . Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2013 Jan 5;365(1):52-63.
Loss of TMF/ARA160 protein renders colonic mucus refractory to bacterial colonization and diminishes intestinal susceptibility to acute colitis
Bel S, Elkis Y, Lerer-Goldstein T, Nyska A, Shpungin S, Nir U. Loss of TMF/ARA160 protein renders colonic mucus refractory to bacterial colonization and diminishes intestinal susceptibility to acute colitis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012 Jul 20;287(30):25631-9.
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TMF/ARA160: A key regulator of sperm development
Lerer-Goldshtein T, Bel S, Shpungin S, Pery E, Motro B, Goldstein RS, Bar-Sheshet SI, Breitbart H, Nir U. TMF/ARA160: A key regulator of sperm development . Developmental Biology. 2010 Dec 1;348(1):12-21.