2021
Antibodies against human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope activate neutrophils in systemic lupus erythematosus
Tokuyama M, Gunn BM, Venkataraman A, Kong Y, Kang I, Rakib T, Townsend MJ, Costenbader KH, Alter G, Iwasaki A. Antibodies against human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope activate neutrophils in systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20191766. PMID: 34019642, PMCID: PMC8144942, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20191766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusNeutrophil extracellular trapsLupus erythematosusImmune complexesFormation of NETsEnvelope proteinSLE patient bloodInnate immune activationImmune complex formationActivate neutrophilsInterferon statusAutoantibody levelsIgG levelsHigher interferonImmune activationNeutrophil phagocytosisSLE IgGNeutrophil activationExtracellular trapsSLE plasmaNeutrophil elastasePatient's bloodErythematosusNeutrophilsPhagocytosis
2018
KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING
Wu L, Cao J, Cai WL, Lang SM, Horton JR, Jansen DJ, Liu ZZ, Chen JF, Zhang M, Mott BT, Pohida K, Rai G, Kales SC, Henderson MJ, Hu X, Jadhav A, Maloney DJ, Simeonov A, Zhu S, Iwasaki A, Hall MD, Cheng X, Shadel GS, Yan Q. KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2006134. PMID: 30080846, PMCID: PMC6095604, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseSTING expressionCyclic GMP-AMP synthase stimulatorSuppression of STINGCancer cellsCancer immunotherapy agentsHuman papilloma virusAdaptive immune responsesMultiple clinical trialsExpression of STINGBreast cancer cellsInnate immune defenseRobust interferon responseMultiple cancer typesIntratumoral CD8Immunotherapy agentsAnticancer immunotherapyPatient survivalNeck cancerPapilloma virusClinical trialsT cellsSTING agonistsKDM5 histonePositive head
2012
Noncanonical Autophagy Is Required for Type I Interferon Secretion in Response to DNA-Immune Complexes
Henault J, Martinez J, Riggs JM, Tian J, Mehta P, Clarke L, Sasai M, Latz E, Brinkmann MM, Iwasaki A, Coyle AJ, Kolbeck R, Green DR, Sanjuan MA. Noncanonical Autophagy Is Required for Type I Interferon Secretion in Response to DNA-Immune Complexes. Immunity 2012, 37: 986-997. PMID: 23219390, PMCID: PMC3786711, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 9Adaptor protein 3Plasmacytoid dendritic cellsDNA-containing immune complexesI interferonPathogenic DNAMicrotubule-associated proteinsType I interferon secretionIFN-α productionDNA immune complexesPreinitiation complexType I interferonAnti-DNA autoantibodiesNoncanonical autophagyAutophagic pathwayHost DNADendritic cellsAutoimmune disordersReceptor 9Interferon secretionChain 3Immune complexesProtein 3DNAInterferon