Vern B. Carruthers

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies(170), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments(73), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research(45), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics(35), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy(28)

Publications191 total

Impact of equilibrative nucleoside transporters on <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> infection and differentiation
mBio·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
spaCR: Spatial phenotype analysis of CRISPR-Cas9 screens
2025Open Access
Metabolic adaptability and nutrient scavenging in <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> : insights from ingestion pathway-deficient mutants
mSphere·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
An <i>in vivo</i> fitness gene of <i>Toxoplasma</i> , MIC11, is essential for PLP1-mediated egress from host cells
2025Open Access
<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> PROP1 is critical for autophagy and parasite viability during chronic infection
mSphere·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
A membrane lipid signature unravels the dynamic landscape of group 1 innate lymphoid cells across the health-disease continuum
iScience·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Improvements in Potency and Selectivity of Triazine Nitrile Inhibitors Targeting Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin L for the Treatment of Latent Toxoplasmosis
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Metabolic Adaptability and Nutrient Scavenging in Toxoplasma gondii: Insights from Ingestion Pathway-Deficient Mutants
2024Open Access
Kinase function of TgTKL1 is essential for its role in <i>Toxoplasma</i> propagation and pathogenesis
mSphere·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
TgATG9 is required for autophagosome biogenesis and maintenance of chronic infection in <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>
Autophagy Reports·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Adaptations and metabolic evolution of myzozoan protists across diverse lifestyles and environments
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> PROP1 is critical for autophagy and parasite viability during chronic infection
2024Open Access
Apicomplexan Pore-Forming Toxins
Annual Review of Microbiology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
TgATG9 is required for autophagosome biogenesis and maintenance of chronic infection in <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Translation initiation factor eIF1.2 promotes Toxoplasma stage conversion by regulating levels of key differentiation factors
Nature Communications·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
A Membrane Lipid Signature Unravels the Dynamic Landscape of Group 1 ILCs
2024Open Access
Deciphering protein prenylation in endocytic trafficking in <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>
mBio·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> putative amino acid transporter localizes to the plant-like vacuolar compartment and controls parasite extracellular survival and stage differentiation
mSphere·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Translation initiation factor eIF1.2 promotes <i>Toxoplasma</i> stage conversion by regulating levels of key differentiation factors
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in <i>Toxoplasma</i>
The EMBO Journal·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

L. David Sibley(9), My‐Hang Huynh(6), Björn F.C. Kafsack(4), Isabelle Coppens(4), Michael J. Blackman(4), Olivia Giddings(3), Silvia N.J. Moreno(3), Tracey L. Schultz(3), James W. Ajioka(3), David Ferguson(3), Markus Meissner(3), Stanislas Tomavo(3), Dominique Soldati‐Favre(3), Zhicheng Dou(3), Olivia L. McGovern(3), Fabiola Parussini(3), Kami Kim(3), John C. Boothroyd(2), My-Hang Huynh(2), Peter J. Bradley(2)