January 2014
Congratulations to Asya and Kylene, whose manuscript “Assembly of NADPH oxidase in human neutrophils is modulated by the opacity-associated protein expression state of Neisseria gonorrhoeae” was accepted for publication in Infection and Immunity. This work shows that infection of neutrophils with opacity protein-negative gonococci prevents the proper assembly of the holoenzyme that generates reactive oxygen species, to block the neutrophil oxidative burst. The manuscript can be accessed here.