2020
Commensal Microbiota Modulation of Natural Resistance to Virus Infection
Stefan KL, Kim MV, Iwasaki A, Kasper DL. Commensal Microbiota Modulation of Natural Resistance to Virus Infection. Cell 2020, 183: 1312-1324.e10. PMID: 33212011, PMCID: PMC7799371, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial moleculesVesicular stomatitis virusCommensal microbesSpecific commensal microbesInduction of IFNVirus infectionNatural resistanceOuter membraneGut commensal microbesIFN-β expressionImmune system regulationHuman diseasesPhysiological importanceInduces expressionSource of IFNMicrobesHomeostatic conditionsStomatitis virusIFN-IsMicrobiota modulationAntiviral immunityCrucial mediatorIFNPolysaccharide AAntiviral activity
2008
The autophagy gene ATG5 plays an essential role in B lymphocyte development
Miller BC, Zhao Z, Stephenson LM, Cadwell K, Pua HH, Lee HK, Mizushima NN, Iwasaki A, He YW, Swat W, Virgin HW. The autophagy gene ATG5 plays an essential role in B lymphocyte development. Autophagy 2008, 4: 309-314. PMID: 18188005, DOI: 10.4161/auto.5474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell developmentCell developmentGene ATG5Pre-B cell transitionB lymphocyte developmentDeletion of Atg5Fetal liver progenitorsAutophagy gene ATG5B cell survivalCell lineagesCell transitionLymphocyte developmentCell survivalB-1a B cellsCell deathCre-loxP technologyCytoplasmic constituentsATG5Liver progenitorsEssential roleSignificant defectsB cellsDiscrete stagesCell numberCells
2007
Vaginal epithelial dendritic cells renew from bone marrow precursors
Iijima N, Linehan MM, Saeland S, Iwasaki A. Vaginal epithelial dendritic cells renew from bone marrow precursors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 19061-19066. PMID: 18006657, PMCID: PMC2141908, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707179104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAnimals, CongenicAntigens, CDAntigens, SurfaceBone Marrow CellsCell LineageDiestrusEpidermal CellsEpithelial CellsFemaleHerpes GenitalisLectins, C-TypeLymph NodesMannose-Binding LectinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMucous MembraneMultipotent Stem CellsOrgan SpecificityRadiation ChimeraVaginaConceptsEpithelial dendritic cellsDendritic cellsLangerhans cellsKey professional antigen-presenting cellsProfessional antigen-presenting cellsSkin Langerhans cellsAntigen-presenting cellsPrimary immune responseEpidermal Langerhans cellsMucosal epithelial liningBone marrow precursorsSquamous epithelial layerStratified squamous epithelial layerHSV-2Sex hormonesImmune responseOral cavityVaginal mucosaEpithelial liningMarrow precursorsActivation statusSpecialized subsetCytometric analysisEpithelial layerCells
2004
Recognition of single-stranded RNA viruses by Toll-like receptor 7
Lund JM, Alexopoulou L, Sato A, Karow M, Adams NC, Gale NW, Iwasaki A, Flavell RA. Recognition of single-stranded RNA viruses by Toll-like receptor 7. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 5598-5603. PMID: 15034168, PMCID: PMC397437, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400937101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBone Marrow CellsChick EmbryoChloroquineCytokinesDendritic CellsEndosomesInterferon-alphaMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OrthomyxoviridaePeritoneumReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRhabdoviridae InfectionsRNA, ViralSpleenToll-Like Receptor 7Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virusConceptsVesicular stomatitis virusRNA virusesHigh CpG contentGenomes of virusesToll-like receptorsStomatitis virusMammalian genomesGenomic nucleic acidsAdaptor protein MyD88Endocytic pathwayLigand recognitionCpG contentViral infectionTLR adaptor protein MyD88Innate immune responseToll-like receptor 7Molecular signaturesPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsInnate immune cellsProduction of cytokinesGenomeProtein MyD88Types of pathogensNucleic acidsVivo infection
2003
Toll-like Receptor 9–mediated Recognition of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Lund J, Sato A, Akira S, Medzhitov R, Iwasaki A. Toll-like Receptor 9–mediated Recognition of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 198: 513-520. PMID: 12900525, PMCID: PMC2194085, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBone Marrow CellsCpG IslandsDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndosomesFemaleHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansInterferon-alphaMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Receptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsHerpes simplex virus 2Plasmacytoid dendritic cellsIFN-alpha secretionToll-like receptorsSimplex virus 2Dendritic cellsIFN-alphaI interferonToll-like receptor 9Virus 2Adaptor molecule MyD88Type I interferonHSV-2 DNADose-dependent mannerMouse bone marrowMolecule MyD88Receptor 9Knockout miceBone marrowTLR9Potent secretorsSecretionOligonucleotide treatmentVirus recognitionBafilomycin A1