2020
Complement Membrane Attack Complex New Roles, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Targets
Xie CB, Jane-Wit D, Pober JS. Complement Membrane Attack Complex New Roles, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Targets. American Journal Of Pathology 2020, 190: 1138-1150. PMID: 32194049, PMCID: PMC7280757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsComplement ActivationComplement Membrane Attack ComplexHumansImmunity, InnateInterleukinsNF-kappa BSignal TransductionConceptsMembrane attack complexMAC assemblyExpression of inhibitorMechanism of actionFacilitate secretionDependent transcriptionPlasma membraneIntracellular signalingComplement membrane attack complexAbsence of lysisSignalingRecent insightsBiophysical propertiesComplement-mediated diseasesAttack complexTherapeutic targetCell activationDisease pathogenesisAdaptive immunityNew roleIL-18IL-1βCytolytic effectorsProinflammatory effectsProinflammatory proteins
2019
ZFYVE21 is a complement-induced Rab5 effector that activates non-canonical NF-κB via phosphoinosotide remodeling of endosomes
Fang C, Manes TD, Liu L, Liu K, Qin L, Li G, Tobiasova Z, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Patel M, Merola J, Fu W, Liu R, Xie C, Tietjen GT, Nigrovic PA, Tellides G, Pober JS, Jane-wit D. ZFYVE21 is a complement-induced Rab5 effector that activates non-canonical NF-κB via phosphoinosotide remodeling of endosomes. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 2247. PMID: 31113953, PMCID: PMC6529429, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10041-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell LineComplement Membrane Attack ComplexCoronary VesselsDisease Models, AnimalEndosomesFemaleGraft RejectionHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesRab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesVasculitisConceptsNF-κB-inducing kinaseMembrane attack complexNon-canonical NF-κBNF-κBEC activationEndothelial cellsTransplant organ rejectionConnective tissue diseaseHumanized mouse modelAllograft vasculopathySynovial tissueTissue diseaseVascular inflammationOrgan rejectionPharmacologic alterationsMouse modelDependent mannerAttack complexProteasome-dependent degradationInductionComplement Membrane Attack Complexes Assemble NLRP3 Inflammasomes Triggering IL-1 Activation of IFN-γ–Primed Human Endothelium
Xie CB, Qin L, Li G, Fang C, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Tellides G, Pober JS, Jane-Wit D. Complement Membrane Attack Complexes Assemble NLRP3 Inflammasomes Triggering IL-1 Activation of IFN-γ–Primed Human Endothelium. Circulation Research 2019, 124: 1747-1759. PMID: 31170059, PMCID: PMC6557295, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.314845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane attack complexEndothelial cellsComplement membrane attack complexIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeEC immunogenicityComplement activationAntibody-mediated complement activationInflammasome assemblyComplement-mediated pathologiesRenal allograft biopsiesGraft endothelial cellsHuman coronary artery graftsLate allograft failureCoronary artery graftsT cell responsesImmune-mediated pathologyActivate endothelial cellsIL-1 receptorIL-1 synthesisIL-1β secretionNoncanonical NF-κB signalingNF-κB signalingAttack complexImmunodeficient mouse hosts