Anna Benjamin

3 weeks ago | elifesciences.org | John Buglino |Yaprak Ozakman |Anna Benjamin |Derek Tan

eLife Assessment In this important study, the authors advance our understanding of copper uptake by chalkophores and their targeted metalloproteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These convincing data demonstrate that chalkophore-acquired copper is solely incorporated into the Mtb bcc:aa3 copper-iron respiratory oxidase under low copper conditions, and that chalkophore-mediated protection of the respiratory chain is critical to Mtb virulence.

1 month ago | cell.com | Andrew W Daman |Anthony C. Antonelli |Gil Redelman-Sidi |Lucinda Paddock |Mythili Ketavarapu |Jin Gyu Cheong | +15 more

Keywordsbladder cancerBCGimmunotherapytumor immunitytrained immunityinnate immune memoryhematopoiesisepigeneticsGet full text accessLog in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References1. Dobosz, P. ∙ Dzieciątkowski, T. The intriguing history of cancer immunotherapyFront. Immunol. 2019; 10:29652. Heney, N.M.Natural history of superficial bladder cancer. Prognostic features and long-term disease courseUrol. Clin. North Am. 1992; 19:429-4333. Böhle, A. ∙ Jocham, D.

Mar 4, 2025 | biorxiv.org | John Buglino |Yaprak Ozakman |Anna Benjamin |Derek Tan

AbstractOxidative phosphorylation has emerged as a critical therapeutic vulnerability of M. tuberculosis (Mtb). However, it is unknown how intracellular bacterial pathogens such as Mtb maintain respiration during infection despite the chemical effectors of host immunity. Mtb synthesizes diisonitrile lipopeptides that tightly chelate copper, but the role of these chalkophores in host-pathogen interactions is also unknown. We demonstrate that M.

Oct 26, 2024 | theweek.in | Anna Benjamin |Savie Karnel

Dilli chalo!”was the war cry of hardened soldiers in the Indian National Army camps in Burma in 1944. The youngest of these soldiers was Laxmi Panda, whose extraordinary tale you discover as you read Savie Karnel’s Laxmi Panda: The Story of Netaji’s Youngest Spy. Her story shows the struggles of those caught in the crossfire of World War II―stuck between the British, who were ruling India, and the Japanese, who wanted to drive away the Allied powers.

Aug 19, 2024 | theweek.in | Anna Benjamin

“Get up and look at your Punjab in pain,Someone has poisoned the five rivers”Malavika Rajkotia’s ‘Unpartitioned Time’ is a compelling exploration of her family’s history and lineage. She introduces the nuances of Punjabi life and how her family continues as they deal with a fractured identity after one of India’s deadliest carnage- the partition.