Aron Lukacher
Professor and Chair of Microbiology & Immunology
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
CXCR4 and CXCR6 dually limit T cell entry into the polyomavirus-infected brain
Kalynn M. Alexander, Elia Afanasiev, Arrienne B. Butic, Ge Jin, Mofida Abdelmageed, Anirban Paul, Jo Anne Stratton, Aron E. Lukacher, Samantha A. Spencer, 2025, Journal of Neuroinflammation
Pilot wrap-around support initiative: Enhanced support for internally funded CTSA pilot awards
Kelsey C. Stoltzfus, Tyler J. Deal, John P.Vanden Heuvel, Aron E. Lukacher, Susan Simkins, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, 2025, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
The CXCR6-CXCL16 axis mediates T cell control of polyomavirus infection in the kidney
Matthew D. Lauver, Zoe E. Katz, Havell Markus, Nicole M. Derosia, Ge Jin, Katelyn N. Ayers, Arrienne B. Butic, Kaitlyn Bushey, Catherine S. Abendroth, Dajiang J. Liu, Aron E. Lukacher, 2025, PLoS Pathogens
Brincidofovir inhibits polyomavirus infection in vivo
Arrienne B. Butic, Zoe E. Katz, Ge Jin, Koji Fukushima, Masatoshi Hazama, Aron E. Lukacher, Matthew D. Lauver, 2024, mBio
Polyomavirus Wakes Up and Chooses Neurovirulence
Arrienne B. Butic, Samantha A. Spencer, Shareef K. Shaheen, Aron E. Lukacher, 2023, Viruses
Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Large T Antigen Induces Cellular Senescence for Host Growth Arrest and Viral Genome Persistence through Its Unique Domain
Alexander M. Pham, Luz E. Ortiz, Aron E. Lukacher, Hyun Jin Kwun, 2023, Cells
Understanding polyomavirus CNS disease – a perspective from mouse models
Katelyn N. Ayers, Sarah N. Carey, Aron E. Lukacher, 2022, FEBS Journal on p. 5744-5761
T cell deficiency precipitates antibody evasion and emergence of neurovirulent polyomavirus
Matthew D. Lauver, Ge Jin, Katelyn N. Ayers, Sarah N. Carey, Charles S. Specht, Catherine S. Abendroth, Aron E. Lukacher, 2022, eLife
New developments implicating IL-21 in autoimmune disease
H Ren, A Lukacher, Rahman ZSM, Nancy Olsen, 2021, Journal of Autoimmunity on p. 102689
Balancing Inflammation and Central Nervous System Homeostasis: T Cell Receptor Signaling in Antiviral Brain T<sub>RM</sub> Formation and Function
Colleen S. Netherby-Winslow, Katelyn N. Ayers, Aron E. Lukacher, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
Most-Cited Papers
Cutting edge: Resident memory CD8 T cells express high-affinity TCRs
Elizabeth L. Frost, Anna E. Kersh, Brian D. Evavold, Aron E. Lukacher, 2015, Journal of Immunology on p. 3520-3524
New developments implicating IL-21 in autoimmune disease
H Ren, A Lukacher, Rahman ZSM, Nancy Olsen, 2021, Journal of Autoimmunity on p. 102689
Maintenance of PD-1 on brain-resident memory CD8 T cells is antigen independent
Shwetank, Hossam A. Abdelsamed, Elizabeth L. Frost, Heather M. Schmitz, Taryn E. Mockus, Ben A. Youngblood, Aron E. Lukacher, 2017, Immunology and Cell Biology on p. 953-959
IL-21 from high-affinity CD4 T cells drives differentiation of brain-resident CD8 T cells during persistent viral infection
Heather M. Ren, Elizabeth M. Kolawole, Mingqiang Ren, Ge Jin, Colleen S. Netherby-Winslow, Quinn Wade, Shwetank, Ziaur S.M. Rahman, Brian D. Evavold, Aron E. Lukacher, 2020, Science immunology
PD-1 dynamically regulates inflammation and development of brain-resident memory CD8 T cells during persistent viral encephalitis
Shwetank, Elizabeth L. Frost, Taryn E. Mockus, Heather M. Ren, Mesut Toprak, Matthew D. Lauver, Colleen S. Netherby-Winslow, Ge Jin, Jennifer M. Cosby, Brian D. Evavold, Aron E. Lukacher, 2019, Frontiers in Immunology
CD4 T cells control development and maintenance of brain-resident CD8 T cells during polyomavirus infection
Taryn E. Mockus, Shwetank, Matthew D. Lauver, Heather M. Ren, Colleen S. Netherby, Tarik Salameh, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, Feng Yue, James R. Broach, Aron E. Lukacher, 2018, PLoS Pathogens
TCR stimulation strength is inversely associated with establishment of functional brain-resident memory CD8 T cells during persistent viral infection
Saumya Maru, Ge Jin, Todd D. Schell, Aron E. Lukacher, 2017, PLoS Pathogens on p. e1006318
Distinct and synergistic roles of FcγRIIB deficiency and 129 strain-derived SLAM family proteins in the development of spontaneous germinal centers and autoimmunity
Chetna Soni, Phillip P. Domeier, Eric B. Wong, Shwetank, Tahsin N. Khan, Melinda J. Elias, Stephanie L. Schell, Aron E. Lukacher, Timothy K. Cooper, Ziaur S.M. Rahman, 2015, Journal of Autoimmunity on p. 31-46
Inhibition of retrograde transport limits polyomavirus infection in vivo
Saumya Maru, Ge Jin, Dhimant Desai, Shantu Amin, Shwetank, Matthew D. Lauver, Aron E. Lukacher, 2017, mSphere
Serine phosphorylation of the STAT1 transactivation domain promotes autoreactive B cell and systemic autoimmunity development
Sathi Babu Chodisetti, Adam J. Fike, Phillip P. Domeier, Stephanie L. Schell, Taryn E. Mockus, Nicholas M. Choi, Chelsea Corradetti, Baidong Hou, Hannah M. Atkins, Roberto Caricchio, Thomas Decker, Aron E. Lukacher, Nancy Olsen, Ziaur S.M. Rahman, 2020, Journal of Immunology on p. 2641-2650