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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

The innate immune protein calprotectin ablates the bactericidal activity of β-lactam antibiotics.

Amanda Z Velez, Jana N Radin, Emily N Kennedy, Joshua B Parsons, Heather M Tong, Emma Jung, Emily Alam, Lauren C Radlinski, Nikki J Wagner, Vance G Fowler and 3 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Host-driven remodelling of theMicrobiology (Reading, England) · 2026
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  3. The innate immune protein calprotectin ablates the bactericidal activity of β-lactam antibiotics.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Amanda Z VelezDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.
Jana N RadinDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.
Emily N KennedyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.ORCID 0000-0002-5668-4339
Joshua B ParsonsDivision of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710.ORCID 0000-0002-0589-3587
Heather M TongDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.
Emma JungDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.
Emily AlamDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.
Lauren C RadlinskiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
Nikki J WagnerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.ORCID 0000-0002-4872-3107
Vance G FowlerDivision of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710.ORCID 0000-0002-8048-0897
Sarah E RoweDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.ORCID 0000-0001-8955-359X
Thomas Kehl-FieDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.ORCID 0000-0001-8234-1113
Brian P ConlonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27559.ORCID 0000-0002-2155-8375

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Deborah F. Tate · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Diabetes and Antibiotic Treatment FailureR01AI173004 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Brian Patrick Conlon, Lance R. Thurlow · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Calprotectin and Antibiotic Activities at the Infection InterfaceR01AI179695 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Brian Patrick Conlon, Thomas Everett Kehl-Fie · 2024 to 2026
$2.3M
Identifying the contribution of zinc limitation to antibiotic tolerance during S. aureus infectionR21AI159369 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CONLON, BRIAN PATRICK · 2021 to 2022
$431k
Zeiss LSM900 laser scanning confocal microscope for the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillS10OD036215 · OD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ARIEL, PABLO · 2024 to 2024
$262k
Identifying the role of manganese limitation in antibiotic killing of Staphylococcus aureusF30AI169746 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Amanda Zoyla Velez · 2023 to 2026
$183k
HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) F30AI169746HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) R01AI173004HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) R01AI179695HHS | NIH | NIAID | Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) R21AI159369NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NIAID NIH HHS F30 AI169746NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI173004NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI179695NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI159369NIH HHS S10 OD036215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

β-lactam antibiotics are among the most widely used treatments for bacterial infections, yet therapeutic failure is common even when no genetic resistance is detected. Understanding how host factors influence antibiotic efficacy is critical for improving outcomes. Here, we identify a host-derived mechanism of antibiotic tolerance mediated by calprotectin (CP), a zinc-binding protein released in large quantities by neutrophils during infection. We show that CP induces tolerance to β-lactam antibiotics in

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamsImmunity, InnateLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAnimalsbeta Lactam AntibioticsMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsN-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine AmidaseZincAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta Lactam Antibioticsbeta-LactamsLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexN-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine AmidaseZincantibiotic toleranceautolysiscalprotectinStaphylococcus aureuszinc

Identifiers

PMID41533443
PMCPMC12818397

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