The Bel Lab

Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition).

Klionsky DJ, ...., Bel S, et. al. Autophagy. 2021 Jan;17(1):1-382. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1797280. Epub 2021 Feb 8.

Loss of Fer Jeopardizes Metabolic Plasticity and Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Lung and Breast Carcinoma Cells.

Mehazri L, Shpungin S, Bel S, Nir U. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 25;22(7):3387. doi: 10.3390/ijms22073387.

Lysozyme: A Double-Edged Sword in the Intestine.

Zigdon M, Bel S. Trends Immunol. 2020 Dec;41(12):1054-1056. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2020.10.010. Epub 2020 Nov 3.

Gene/Environment Interaction and Autoimmune Disease

Harris T.A., Bel S. 2020. In: Teperino R. (eds) Beyond Our Genes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35213-4_8

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. 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. 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. 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. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 23;10(12):e0145277

Immunology: A bacterial nudge to T-cell function

Bel S, Hooper LV. 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. 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. 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. 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. Developmental Biology. 2010 Dec 1;348(1):12-21.