2018
A minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice
Linehan MM, Dickey TH, Molinari ES, Fitzgerald ME, Potapova O, Iwasaki A, Pyle AM. A minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice. Science Advances 2018, 4: e1701854. PMID: 29492454, PMCID: PMC5821489, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem-loop RNAInterferon-stimulated genesImmune systemPotent synthetic activatorVertebrate immune systemType I interferonInnate immune systemRIG-I receptorRIG-I activationExpression networksRemodeling factorsPotent RIGRNA sequencingSpecific genesRNA ligandsI interferonAntiviral defenseInterferon responseRNA sensorsPolycytidylic acidSynthetic activatorsMiceInterferonGenesRNA
2011
Autophagy in the control and pathogenesis of viral infection
Yordy B, Iwasaki A. Autophagy in the control and pathogenesis of viral infection. Current Opinion In Virology 2011, 1: 196-203. PMID: 21927636, PMCID: PMC3171969, DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic defense mechanismEukaryotic cell metabolismIntracellular pathogensVertebrate immune systemTime of starvationConstitutive autophagyCellular proteinsKey unanswered questionsCell metabolismAncient abilityAutophagyDefense mechanismsCell processesAntiviral immune responseRecent findingsPathogensCentral roleViral pathogensImmune systemOrganellesViral infectionMachineryUnanswered questionsImmune responseProtein