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Kai-Rui Mao
Medical School
Xiamen University
Fujian
Language: Chinese, English
Gut Microbiota
Immune System
Physiological Response
Disease Development
Disease Treatment
Imaging Systems
Immunology
Homeostasis
Epithelial Stem Cell Differentiation
Immune Inflammation
Areas of Focus
- Interaction between gut microbiota and immune system
Work Experience
- 2019-present - Xiamen University, School of Life Sciences, Minjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor, Head of Mucosal Immunology Group
- 2013-2019 - Visiting Scholar at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, USA
- 2011-2013 - Research Assistant at Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011 - PhD in Science: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004 - Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology: Shandong Normal University
Publications
- Thinking differently about ILCs-Not just tissue resident and not just the same as CD4(+) T-cell effectors, Huang, Y., Mao, K., and Germain, R. N., 2018
- Innate and adaptive lymphocytes sequentially shape the gut microbiota and lipid metabolism, Mao, K., Baptista, A. P., Tamoutounour, S., Zhuang, L., Bouladoux, N., Martins, A. J., Huang, Y., Gerner, M. Y., Belkaid, Y., and Germain, R. N., 2018
- S1P-dependent interorgan trafficking of group 2 innate lymphoid cells supports host defense, Huang, Y., Mao, K., Chen, X., Sun, M. A., Kawabe, T., Li, W., Usher, N., Zhu, J., Urban, J. F., Jr., Paul, W. E., and Germain, R. N., 2018
- Nitric oxide suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation and protects against LPS-induced septic shock, Mao, K., Chen, S., Chen, M., Ma, Y., Wang, Y., Huang, B., He, Z., Zeng, Y., Hu, Y., Sun, S., Li, J., Wu, X., Wang, X., Strober, W., Chen, C., Meng, G., and Sun, B., 2013
- beta-arrestin1 is critical for the full activation of NLRP3 and NLRC4 inflammasomes, Mao, K., Chen, S., Wang, Y., Zeng, Y., Ma, Y., Hu, Y., Zhang, H., Sun, S., Wu, X., Meng, G., Pei, G., and Sun, B., 2015
- Group 3 innate lymphoid cells continuously require the transcription factor GATA-3 after commitment, Zhong, C., Cui, K., Wilhelm, C., Hu, G., Mao, K., Belkaid, Y., Zhao, K., and Zhu, J., 2016
- Cellular localization of NLRP3 inflammasome, Wang, Y., Yang, C., Mao, K., Chen, S., Meng, G., and Sun, B., 2013
- Tripartite-motif protein 30 negatively regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by modulating reactive oxygen species production, Hu, Y., Mao, K., Zeng, Y., Chen, S., Tao, Z., Yang, C., Sun, S., Wu, X., Meng, G., and Sun, B., 2010
- Trichosanthin functions as Th2-type adjuvant in induction of allergic airway inflammation, Wang, Y., Mao, K., Sun, S., Lin, G., Wu, X., Yao, G., and Sun, B., 2009
- TRIM30 alpha negatively regulates TLR-mediated NF-kappa B activation by targeting TAB2 and TAB3 for degradation, Shi, M., Deng, W., Bi, E., Mao, K., Ji, Y., Lin, G., Wu, X., Tao, Z., Li, Z., Cai, X., Sun, S., Xiang, C., and Sun, B., 2008
