• Digesting the genetics of inflammatory bowel disease: Insights from studies of autophagy risk genes.
  Kabi A, Nickerson KP, Homer CR, McDonald C
  PubMed:21936032 :: 2011

• A novel motif in the Crohn's disease susceptibility protein, NOD2, allows TRAF4 to down-regulate innate immune responses.
  Marinis JM, Homer CR, McDonald C, Abbott DW
  PubMed:21097508 :: 2011

• ATG16L1 and NOD2 interact in an autophagy-dependent antibacterial pathway implicated in Crohn's disease pathogenesis.
  Homer CR, Richmond AL, Rebert NA, Achkar JP, McDonald C
  PubMed:20637199 :: 2010

• Pannexin-1-mediated intracellular delivery of muramyl dipeptide induces caspase-1 activation via cryopyrin/NLRP3 independently of Nod2.
  Marina-García N, Franchi L, Kim YG, Miller D, McDonald C, Boons GJ, Núñez G
  PubMed:18322214 :: 2008

• The NOD2-RICK complex signals from the plasma membrane.
  Lécine P, Esmiol S, Métais JY, Nicoletti C, Nourry C, McDonald C, Nunez G, Hugot JP, Borg JP, Ollendorff V
  PubMed:17355968 :: 2005

• RICK/RIP2 mediates innate immune responses induced through Nod1 and Nod2 but not TLRs.
  Park JH, Kim YG, McDonald C, Kanneganti TD, Hasegawa M, Body-Malapel M, Inohara N, Núñez G
  PubMed:17277144 :: 2007

• Crystal structure of the Nod1 caspase activation and recruitment domain.
  Coussens NP, Mowers JC, McDonald C, Nuñez G, Ramaswamy S
  PubMed:17173864 :: 2007

• Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors: intracellular pattern recognition molecules for pathogen detection and host defense.
  Franchi L, McDonald C, Kanneganti TD, Amer A, Núñez G
  PubMed:16951308 :: 2006

• A role for Erbin in the regulation of Nod2-dependent NF-kappaB signaling.
  McDonald C, Chen FF, Ollendorff V, Ogura Y, Marchetto S, Lécine P, Borg JP, Nuñez G
  PubMed:16203728 :: 2005

• NOD-LRR proteins: role in host-microbial interactions and inflammatory disease.
  Inohara , Chamaillard , McDonald C, Nuñez G
  PubMed:15952891 :: 2005

• Peptidoglycan signaling in innate immunity and inflammatory disease.
  McDonald C, Inohara N, Nuñez G
  PubMed:15802263 :: 2005

• Mindin the fort.
  McDonald C, Nuñez G
  PubMed:14699402 :: 2004

Marinis J.M., Homer C.R., McDonald C., & Abbott D.W. (2011) A novel motif in the Crohn’s disease susceptibility protein, NOD2, allows TRAF4 to down-regulate innate immune responses. J. Biol. Chem. 286:1938-50. Epub 2010 Nov 19, PMCID: PMC3023490 [Available on 2012/1/21].

Homer C.R., Richmond A.L., Rebert N.A., Achkar J.-P., & McDonald C. (2010) ATG16L1 and NOD2 interact in an autophagy-dependent, anti-bacterial pathway implicated in Crohn’s disease pathogenesis. Gastroenterology 139:1630-1641.

Marina-García N., Franchi L., Kim Y.-G., Miller D., McDonald C. , Boons G.-J., & Nuñez G. (2008) Pannexin-1-Mediated Intracellular Delivery of Muramyl Dipeptide Induces Caspase-1 Activation via Cryopyrin/NLRP3 Independently of Nod2. J. Immunol. 180: 4050-4057.

Lécine P., Esmiol S., Métais J.-Y., Nicoletti C., Nourry C., McDonald C. , Nuñez G., Hugot J.-P., Borg J.-P., & Ollendorff V. (2007) The Nod2-Rick Complex Signals from the Plasma Membrane. J. Biol. Chem. 282:15197-15207.

Park J.-H., Kim Y.-G., McDonald C. , Kanneganti T.-D., Body-Malapel M., Inohara N., & Nuñez G. (2007) RICK/RIP2 Mediates Innate Immune Responses Induced through Nod1 and Nod2 but not TLRs. J. Immunol. 178:2380-2386.

Coussens N.P., Mowers J. C., McDonald C. , Nuñez G. & Ramaswamy S. (2007) Crystal Structure of the Nod1 Caspase Activation and Recruitment Domain. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 353:1-5.

Franchi L., McDonald C. , Kanneganti T.-D., Amer A., & Núñez G. (2006) NLRs:Intracellular Pattern Recognition Receptors for Pathogen Detection and Host Defense, J. Immunol. 177:3507-13.

McDonald C. , Chen F.F., Ollendorff V., Ogura Y., Marchetto S., Lécine P., Borg J.-P. & Nuñez G. (2005) A role for Erbin as a regulator of Nod2-dependent NF-kB signaling. J. Biol. Chem. 280:40301-40309.

McDonald C. , Inohara N. & Nuñez G. (2005) Peptidoglycan signaling in innate immunity and inflammatory disease. Review J. Biol. Chem. 280:20177-80.

Inohara N., Chamaillard M., McDonald C. & Nuñez G. (2005) NOD-LRR proteins: role in microbial-host interactions and inflammatory disease. Ann. Rev. Biochem. 74: 355-383.