2017
Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells
Zhu S, Ding S, Wang P, Wei Z, Pan W, Palm NW, Yang Y, Yu H, Li HB, Wang G, Lei X, de Zoete MR, Zhao J, Zheng Y, Chen H, Zhao Y, Jurado KA, Feng N, Shan L, Kluger Y, Lu J, Abraham C, Fikrig E, Greenberg HB, Flavell RA. Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells. Nature 2017, 546: 667-670. PMID: 28636595, PMCID: PMC5787375, DOI: 10.1038/nature22967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1DEAD-box RNA HelicasesEpithelial CellsFemaleImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInterleukin-18Intestinal MucosaIntestinesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPyroptosisReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, Double-StrandedRotavirusRotavirus Infections
2007
ASC/PYCARD and Caspase-1 Regulate the IL-18/IFN-γ Axis during Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection
Pedra JH, Sutterwala FS, Sukumaran B, Ogura Y, Qian F, Montgomery RR, Flavell RA, Fikrig E. ASC/PYCARD and Caspase-1 Regulate the IL-18/IFN-γ Axis during Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 4783-4791. PMID: 17878377, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnaplasmaAnaplasmosisAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCaspase 1Disease SusceptibilityEnzyme ActivationHL-60 CellsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-18Killer Cells, NaturalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTh1 CellsConceptsA. phagocytophilum infectionIFN-gamma productionCaspase-1Phagocytophilum infectionIFN-gammaA. phagocytophilumIFN-gamma levelsNOD-like receptor pathwayIL-18 secretionIFN-gamma-mediated controlCentral adaptor moleculeAnaplasma phagocytophilum infectionVitro restimulationIL-18Peripheral bloodControl animalsReceptor pathwayASC deficiencyInfectionObligate intracellular pathogensIntracellular pathogensAnaplasma phagocytophilumPhagocytophilumAdaptor moleculeCritical role