Robert O. Watson

Texas A&M Health Science Center — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

23h-index4.7kcitations74works3.82yr avg
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Research Topics

interferon and immune responses(23), RNA Research and Splicing(15), RNA modifications and cancer(10), Inflammasome and immune disorders(9), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy(8)

Publications74 total

HnRNPA2B1 tunes antimycobacterial immune responses in macrophages through alternative splicing of <i>Irgm1</i>
2025Open Access
The RNA-binding protein Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein modulates innate immune gene expression in macrophages 2250
The Journal of Immunology·2025Open Access
LRRK2 kinase activity restricts NRF2-dependent mitochondrial protection in microglia
The Journal of Immunology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Autophagy and Bacterial infections
Autophagy Reports·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Brucella-driven host N-glycome remodeling controls infection
Cell Host & Microbe·2025
Myeloid-specific HNRNPA2B1 deficiency disrupts macrophage function and in vivo responses
The Journal of Immunology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Necrosis drives susceptibility to <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in Polg <sup>D257A</sup> mutator mice
Infection and Immunity·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Protective immune response against <i>Rhodococcus equi</i> : An innate immunity‐focused review
Equine Veterinary Journal·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Necrosis drives susceptibility to <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in Polg <sup>D257A</sup> mutator mice
2024Open Access
LRRK2 kinase activity restricts NRF2-dependent mitochondrial protection in microglia
2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Protective immune response against &lt;i&gt;Rhodococcus equi&lt;/i&gt;: An innate immunity‐focused review"
2024
Protective immune responses against Rhodococcus equi : an innate immunity-focused review
2024Open Access
Brucella-driven host N-glycome remodeling controls infection
Cell Host & Microbe·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 7 promotes the type I interferon response by activating Irf7 transcription
Cell Reports·2024· 18 citedOpen Access
The early macrophage response to pathogens requires dynamic regulation of the nuclear paraspeckle
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
The RNA binding protein, HNRNPA2B1, regulates IFNG signaling in macrophages
2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species: double agents in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Current Opinion in Immunology·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
Deficiency in Galectin-3, -8, and -9 impairs immunity to chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection but not acute infection with multiple intracellular pathogens
PLoS Pathogens·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
The early macrophage response to pathogens requires dynamic regulation of the nuclear paraspeckle
2023Open Access
Serine arginine-rich splicing factor (SRSF7) cooperates with the histone methyltransferase KMT5a to promote the type I interferon response via transcriptional activation of IRF7
2023· 4 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Kristin L. Patrick(27), Samantha L. Bell(18), A. Phillip West(10), Chi G. Weindel(9), Jeffery S. Cox(8), Aja K. Coleman(7), Haley M. Scott(7), Jorge E. Galán(7), Kelsi O West(7), Pingwei Li(6), Krystal J. Vail(6), Allison R. Wagner(6), Sylvia Torres-Odio(6), Cory J. Mabry(4), Thomas A. Ficht(4), Paul de Figueiredo(4), Baoyu Zhao(3), Yuanjiu Lei(3), E. Martínez(3), Dirk Hofreuter(3)