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Perforin triggers iron-induced mitochondrial damage to drive ferroptosis and anti-tumor immunity

Bell HN, Nair K, Tison K, Liao P, Lei H, El-Derany MO, et al. Perforin triggers iron-induced mitochondrial damage to drive ferroptosis and anti-tumor immunity. Cell. In press, 2026. 

 Glucose metabolism sustains aberrant STAT3 signaling in colorectal cancer through glycosylated local signaling factors

Buscher K, Temprine K, Mays C, Aabed N, Kerk SA, Bell HN, et al. Glucose metabolism sustains aberrant STAT3 signaling in colorectal cancer through glycosylated local signaling factors. Sci Signal. 2026;19:eadz6443.

 Ironing out the role of ferroptosis in immunity

Bell HN, Stockwell BR, Zou W. Ironing out the role of ferroptosis in immunity. Immunity. 2024;57:941–56.

 Disruption of hypoxia-inducible factor-2α in neutrophils decreases colitis-associated colon cancer

Singhal R, Kotla NK, Solanki S, Huang W, Bell HN, El-Derany MO, et al. Disruption of hypoxia-inducible factor-2α in neutrophils decreases colitis-associated colon cancer. Am J Physiol-Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2024;326:G53–66.

 Ironing Out the Kinks: Arming Natural Killer Cells against Ovarian Cancer

Bell HN, Zou W. Ironing Out the Kinks: Arming Natural Killer Cells against Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Discov. 2024;14:1771–3.

 Microenvironmental ammonia enhances T cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer

Bell HN, Huber AK, Singhal R, Korimerla N, Rebernick RJ, Kumar R, et al. Microenvironmental ammonia enhances T cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer. Cell Metabolism. 2023;35:134-149.e6.

 Survival Analyses: A Statistical Review for Surgeons

Rebernick RJ, Bell HN, Wakeam E. Survival Analyses: A Statistical Review for Surgeons. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;34:1388–94.

 Dysregulated Amino Acid Sensing Drives Colorectal Cancer Growth and Metabolic Reprogramming Leading to Chemoresistance

Solanki S, Sanchez K, Ponnusamy V, Kota V, Bell HN, Cho C-S, et al. Dysregulated Amino Acid Sensing Drives Colorectal Cancer Growth and Metabolic Reprogramming Leading to Chemoresistance. Gastroenterology. 2023;164:376-391.e13.

 MC29 Plays an Important Role in Toxoplasma Endodyogeny and Reveals New Components of the Daughter-Enriched IMC Proteome

Back PS, Moon AS, Pasquarelli RR, Bell HN, Torres JA, Chen AL, et al. IMC29 Plays an Important Role in Toxoplasma Endodyogeny and Reveals New Components of the Daughter-Enriched IMC Proteome. mBio. 2023;14:e03042-22.

 “PROBE”ing the Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Advanced Renal Cancer

Bell H, Cotta BH, Salami SS, Kim H, Vaishampayan U. “PROBE”ing the Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Advanced Renal Cancer. Kidney Cancer. 2022;6:3–9.

 Pathogenic ATM and BAP1 germline mutations in a case of early-onset, familial sarcomatoid renal cancer

Bell HN, Kumar-Sinha C, Mannan R, Zakalik D, Zhang Y, Mehra R, et al. Pathogenic ATM and BAP1 germline mutations in a case of early-onset, familial sarcomatoid renal cancer. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2022;8:a006203.

 Protocol for isolation and analysis of small volatile microbiome metabolites from human or mouse samples

Bell HN, Das NK, Shah YM. Protocol for isolation and analysis of small volatile microbiome metabolites from human or mouse samples. Star Protoc. 2022;3:101311.

 Role of IL4 and GMCSF in Predicting Survival in Esophageal Cancer

Rebernick RJ, Bell HN, Bauer TM, McEwen D, Werkman DF, Chang AC, et al. Role of IL4 and GMCSF in Predicting Survival in Esophageal Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2022;236:107–15.

 Reuterin in the healthy gut microbiome suppresses colorectal cancer growth through altering redox balance

Bell HN, Rebernick RJ, Goyert J, Singhal R, Kuljanin M, Kerk SA, et al. Reuterin in the healthy gut microbiome suppresses colorectal cancer growth through altering redox balance. Cancer Cell. 2021;40:185-200.e6.

 Neurological Outcomes After Surgical or Conservative Management of Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscesses

Wang TY, Harward SC, Tsvankin V, Bell H, Charalambous L, Adil SM, et al. Neurological Outcomes After Surgical or Conservative Management of Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscesses. Clin Spine Surg. 2019;32:18–29.

 A temporal examination of calcium signaling in cancer- from tumorigenesis, to immune evasion, and metastasis

Xu M, Seas A, Kiyani M, Ji KSY, Bell HN. A temporal examination of calcium signaling in cancer- from tumorigenesis, to immune evasion, and metastasis. Cell Biosci. 2018;8:25.

 Novel insights into the composition and function of the Toxoplasma IMC sutures

Chen AL, Moon AS, Bell HN, Huang AS, Vashisht AA, Toh JY, et al. Novel insights into the composition and function of the Toxoplasma IMC sutures. Cell Microbiology. 2017;19:e12678.

 In Vivo Biotinylation of the Toxoplasma Parasitophorous Vacuole Reveals Novel Dense Granule Proteins Important for Parasite Growth and Pathogenesis

Nadipuram SM, Kim EW, Vashisht AA, Lin AH, Bell HN, Coppens I, et al. In Vivo Biotinylation of the Toxoplasma Parasitophorous Vacuole Reveals Novel Dense Granule Proteins Important for Parasite Growth and Pathogenesis. mBio. 2016;7:10.1128/mbio.00808-16.