2024
UBXN3B is crucial for B lymphopoiesis
Geng T, Yang D, Lin T, Harrison A, Wang B, Cao Z, Torrance B, Fan Z, Wang K, Wang Y, Yang L, Haynes L, Cheng G, Vella A, Flavell R, Pereira J, Fikrig E, Wang P. UBXN3B is crucial for B lymphopoiesis. EBioMedicine 2024, 106: 105248. PMID: 39018756, PMCID: PMC11287013, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUbiquitin regulatory XPre-BCR signalingB cell receptorB lymphopoiesisKnockout miceValosin-containing proteinCaspase-3 protein levelsCell cycle arrestBone marrow transferNormal B lymphopoiesisUbiquitin ligaseIncreased viral loadCell-intrinsic mannerPathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2RNA sequencingCycle arrestDNA virusesCell survivalMarrow transferMultiple virusesSingle-cellImmunofluorescence microscopyViral loadMature BRespiratory viruses
2020
Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 controls Chikungunya virus infection through autophagy in mice
Yang L, Geng T, Yang G, Ma J, Wang L, Ketkar H, Yang D, Lin T, Hwang J, Zhu S, Wang Y, Dai J, You F, Cheng G, Vella AT, Flavell RA, Fikrig E, Wang P. Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 controls Chikungunya virus infection through autophagy in mice. Communications Biology 2020, 3: 556. PMID: 33033362, PMCID: PMC7545163, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01285-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage scavenger receptor 1Scavenger receptor 1Chikungunya virusReceptor 1Antiviral roleType I IFN responseChikungunya virus infectionLow-density lipoproteinImportant antiviral roleI IFN responseMarkers of autophagyCHIKV infectionViral loadArthritogenic alphavirusesVirus infectionCHIKV replicationATG5-ATG12Antiviral actionKnockout miceMSR1 expressionIFN responseInfectionMiceNsp1 proteinAutophagic function
2010
Infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is unaltered in C3-deficient mice
van Burgel ND, Balmus NC, Fikrig E, van Dam AP. Infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is unaltered in C3-deficient mice. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 2: 20-26. PMID: 21771533, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWT miceAbsence of C3B. burgdorferiB. afzeliiQuantitative PCRDifferent Borrelia speciesC3 knockout miceC3-deficient miceComplement-deficient miceWild-type miceB. afzelii infectionBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoHuman complementInflammation scoreBurgdorferi sensu latoB. bavariensisAfzelii infectionBorrelia speciesKnockout miceMiceHeart tissueWeeksB. gariniiBurgdorferiSignificant differences