Infection-derived lipids elicit an immune deficiency circuit in arthropods
Shaw DK, Wang X, Brown LJ, Chávez AS, Reif KE, Smith AA, Scott AJ, McClure EE, Boradia VM, Hammond HL, Sundberg EJ, Snyder GA, Liu L, DePonte K, Villar M, Ueti MW, de la Fuente J, Ernst RK, Pal U, Fikrig E, Pedra JH. Infection-derived lipids elicit an immune deficiency circuit in arthropods. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14401. PMID: 28195158, PMCID: PMC5316886, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnaplasma marginaleAnaplasma phagocytophilumAnimalsArthropodsBorrelia burgdorferiCarrier ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEscherichia coliFas-Associated Death Domain ProteinGene SilencingHEK293 CellsHumansImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesIxodesLipidsLyme DiseasePhosphatidylglycerolsRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesX-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinConceptsAdaptor molecule FasImmune deficiency (IMD) pathwayPeptidoglycan recognition proteinsE3 ubiquitin ligaseLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferiIMD pathwayGram-negative bacteriaRecognition proteinsUbiquitin ligaseDeath domainApoptosis proteinDistinct bacteriaBiochemical interactionsMolecule FasSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiReceptor networkA. marginaleProteinAnaplasma phagocytophilumBacteriaPathwayBorrelia burgdorferiInsectsLipidsArthropods