Marina Babic Cac

@uniri.hr

Assistant Professor, Department for Histology and Embryology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka

Marina Babic Cac


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EDUCATION

PhD in Biomedicine, awarded 11/2011
M.Sc. in Molecular Biology, awarded 07/2006

RESEARCH INTERESTS

immunology, inflammation, T cells, NK cells, ILCs
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Scholar Citations

21

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • An IFNγ-dependent immune–endocrine circuit lowers blood glucose to potentiate the innate antiviral immune response
    M Šestan, S Mikašinović, A Benić, S Wueest, C Dimitropoulos, K Mladenić, ...
    Nature immunology 25 (6), 981-993 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 25
  • Vaccination provides superior in vivo recall capacity of SARS-CoV-2-specific memory CD8 T cells
    I Kavazović, C Dimitropoulos, D Gašparini, MR Filipović, I Barković, ...
    Cell Reports 42 (4) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Rolle von angeborenen Rezeptoren bei chronischen Entzündungen und Autoimmunität
    M Babic, C Romagnani
    Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 81 (8), 628-634 , 2022
    2022
  • NKG2D regulates the effector functions of CD4+ T cells and shapes the inflammatory programs of microglia and monocyte-derived cells during neuroinflammation
    C Dimitropoulos, T Rueckert, B Polic, M Babic, C Romagnani
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 52, 100-100 , 2022
    2022
  • Role of innate receptors in chronic inflammation and autoimmunity
    M Babic, C Romagnani
    Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie 81 (8), 628-634 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2
  • Senzor staničnog stresa NKG2D-uloga u neuroinflamatornom poremećaju: Plan upravljanja istraživačkim podacima
    M Babić Čač
    2022
  • NK cell receptor NKG2D enforces proinflammatory features and pathogenicity of Th1 and Th17 cells
    M Babic, C Dimitropoulos, Q Hammer, C Stehle, F Heinrich, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 217 (8), e20190133 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 41
  • Mouse cytomegalovirus m153 protein stabilizes expression of the inhibitory NKR-P1B ligand Clr-b
    OA Aguilar, IS Sampaio, MMA Rahim, JD Samaniego, ME Tilahun, ...
    Journal of virology 94 (1), 10.1128/jvi. 01220-19 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 9
  • The complex of MCMV proteins and MHC class I evades NK cell control and drives the evolution of virus-specific activating Ly49 receptors
    J Železnjak, VJ Lisnić, B Popović, B Lisnić, M Babić, A Halenius, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 216 (8), 1809-1827 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 28
  • Boosting type 2 immunity: when OX40L comes from ILC2s
    M Babic, C Romagnani
    Immunity 48 (6), 1067-1069 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • The role of natural killer group 2, member D in chronic inflammation and autoimmunity
    M Babic, C Romagnani
    Frontiers in immunology 9, 1219 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 48
  • Peptide-specific recognition of human cytomegalovirus strains controls adaptive natural killer cells
    Q Hammer, T Rückert, EM Borst, J Dunst, A Haubner, P Durek, F Heinrich, ...
    Nature immunology 19 (5), 453-463 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 506
  • Inflammatory monocytes and NK cells play a crucial role in DNAM-1–dependent control of cytomegalovirus infection
    T Lenac Rovis, P Kucan Brlic, N Kaynan, V Juranic Lisnic, I Brizic, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 213 (9), 1835-1850 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 68
  • Most abundant transcript (MAT) of MCMV and its multiple immunoevasion mechanisms
    J Železnjak, B Popović, V Juranić Lisnić, A L’Hernault, B Lisnić, ...
    4th International Symposium of the Virtual Institute VISTRIE-Abstract book , 2016
    2016
  • An endocytic YXXΦ (YRRF) cargo sorting motif in the cytoplasmic tail of murine cytomegalovirus AP2 ‘adapter adapter’protein m04/gp34 antagonizes virus evasion of natural killer …
    A Fink, F Blaum, M Babic Cac, S Ebert, NAW Lemmermann, ...
    Medical Microbiology and Immunology 204 (3), 383-394 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 14
  • MCMV encoded highly abundant transcript with several coding, non-coding and immune-evasive roles.
    V Juranić Lisnić, B Popović, A L’Hernault, M Babić Čač, B Lisnić, ...
    15th International CMV/Beta Herpesvirus Workshop book of abstracts , 2015
    2015
  • Differential requirements of activating and inhibitory Ly49 receptors in recognition of MCMV-infected cells
    J Železnjak, B Popović, V Juranić Lisnić, A L’Hernault, N Trautwein, ...
    4th European COngress of Immunology Abstract Book , 2015
    2015
  • Viral regulation of PVR reveals robust capacity of DNAM-1 in cytomegalovirus control by NK cells and macrophages
    TL Rovis, P Kucan, N Stanietsky, VJ Lisnic, I Brizic, S Jordan, A Tomic, ...
    REGULATORY MYELOID CELLS (MRC) IN HEALTH AND DISEASE conference and workshop , 2015
    2015
  • ''Cytomegalovirus downregulation of PVR reveals strong effect of DNAM-1 in virus control by NK cells and macrophages''
    S Jonjić, T Lenac Roviš, P Kučan, I Brizić, N Stanietsky, V Juranić Lisnić, ...
    NK2015: 15th Meeting of the Society for Natural Immunity , 2015
    2015
  • Viral downregulation of CD155 reveals strong effect of DNAM-1 in virus control by NK cells and macrophages
    T Lenac Roviš, P Kučan, N Kaynan, V Juranić Lisnić, I Brizić, S Jordan, ...
    4th European Congress of Immunology , 2015
    2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Peptide-specific recognition of human cytomegalovirus strains controls adaptive natural killer cells
    Q Hammer, T Rückert, EM Borst, J Dunst, A Haubner, P Durek, F Heinrich, ...
    Nature immunology 19 (5), 453-463 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 506
  • Degradation of Cellular miR-27 by a Novel, Highly Abundant Viral Transcript Is Important for Efficient Virus Replication In Vivo
    L Marcinowski, M Tanguy, A Krmpotic, B Rädle, VJ Lisnić, L Tuddenham, ...
    PLoS pathogens 8 (2), e1002510 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 247
  • RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells acquire a proinflammatory program upon engagement of the activating receptor NKp44
    T Glatzer, M Killig, J Meisig, I Ommert, M Luetke-Eversloh, M Babic, ...
    Immunity 38 (6), 1223-1235 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 207
  • Immune evasion of natural killer cells by viruses
    S Jonjić, M Babić, B Polić, A Krmpotić
    Current opinion in immunology 20 (1), 30-38 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 207
  • Human RORγt+ CD34+ cells are lineage-specified progenitors of group 3 RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells
    E Montaldo, LG Teixeira-Alves, T Glatzer, P Durek, U Stervbo, W Hamann, ...
    Immunity 41 (6), 988-1000 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 190
  • Ly49P recognition of cytomegalovirus-infected cells expressing H2-D k and CMV-encoded m04 correlates with the NK cell antiviral response
    A Kielczewska, M Pyzik, T Sun, A Krmpotic, MB Lodoen, MW Munks, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 206 (3), 515-523 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 167
  • The human cytomegalovirus UL51 protein is essential for viral genome cleavage-packaging and interacts with the terminase subunits pUL56 and pUL89
    EM Borst, J Kleine-Albers, I Gabaev, M Babić, K Wagner, A Binz, ...
    Journal of virology 87 (3), 1720-1732 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 128
  • Cytomegalovirus immunoevasin reveals the physiological role of “missing self” recognition in natural killer cell dependent virus control in vivo
    M Babić, M Pyzik, B Zafirova, M Mitrović, V Butorac, LL Lanier, A Krmpotić, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 207 (12), 2663-2673 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 114
  • Recombinant mouse cytomegalovirus expressing a ligand for the NKG2D receptor is attenuated and has improved vaccine properties
    I Slavuljica, A Busche, M Babić, M Mitrović, I Gašparović, Đ Cekinović, ...
    The Journal of clinical investigation 120 (12), 4532-4545 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 102
  • Dual analysis of the murine cytomegalovirus and host cell transcriptomes reveal new aspects of the virus-host cell interface
    V Juranic Lisnic, M Babic Cac, B Lisnic, T Trsan, A Mefferd, ...
    PLoS pathogens 9 (9), e1003611 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 101
  • Distinct MHC class I–dependent NK cell–activating receptors control cytomegalovirus infection in different mouse strains
    M Pyzik, B Charbonneau, EM Gendron-Pontbriand, M Babić, A Krmpotić, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 208 (5), 1105-1117 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 98
  • All is fair in virus–host interactions: NK cells and cytomegalovirus
    M Babić, A Krmpotić, S Jonjić
    Trends in molecular medicine 17 (11), 677-685 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 75
  • Inflammatory monocytes and NK cells play a crucial role in DNAM-1–dependent control of cytomegalovirus infection
    T Lenac Rovis, P Kucan Brlic, N Kaynan, V Juranic Lisnic, I Brizic, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 213 (9), 1835-1850 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 68
  • Comprehensive analysis of varicella-zoster virus proteins using a new monoclonal antibody collection
    T Lenac Roviš, SM Bailer, VR Pothineni, WJD Ouwendijk, H Šimić, ...
    Journal of virology 87 (12), 6943-6954 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 57
  • Hyperserotonemia in autism: the potential role of 5HT-related gene variants
    D Hranilović, R Novak, M Babić, M Novokmet, Z Bujas-Petković, B Jernej
    Collegium antropologicum 32 (1), 75-80 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 56
  • The role of natural killer group 2, member D in chronic inflammation and autoimmunity
    M Babic, C Romagnani
    Frontiers in immunology 9, 1219 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 48
  • NK cell receptor NKG2D enforces proinflammatory features and pathogenicity of Th1 and Th17 cells
    M Babic, C Dimitropoulos, Q Hammer, C Stehle, F Heinrich, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 217 (8), e20190133 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 41
  • Superior induction and maintenance of protective CD8 T cells in mice infected with mouse cytomegalovirus vector expressing RAE-1γ.
    T Trsan, A Busche, M Abram, FM Wensveen, NA Lemmermann, ...
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of … , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 41
  • The complex of MCMV proteins and MHC class I evades NK cell control and drives the evolution of virus-specific activating Ly49 receptors
    J Železnjak, VJ Lisnić, B Popović, B Lisnić, M Babić, A Halenius, ...
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 216 (8), 1809-1827 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 28
  • 5-HT2A receptor gene polymorphisms in Croatian subjects with autistic disorder
    D Hranilovic, S Blazevic, M Babic, M Smurinic, Z Bujas-Petkovic, B Jernej
    Psychiatry research 178 (3), 556-558 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 27