Common Genetic Variants Modulate Pathogen-Sensing Responses in Human Dendritic Cells
Lee MN, Ye C, Villani AC, Raj T, Li W, Eisenhaure TM, Imboywa SH, Chipendo PI, Ran FA, Slowikowski K, Ward LD, Raddassi K, McCabe C, Lee MH, Frohlich IY, Hafler DA, Kellis M, Raychaudhuri S, Zhang F, Stranger BE, Benoist CO, De Jager PL, Regev A, Hacohen N. Common Genetic Variants Modulate Pathogen-Sensing Responses in Human Dendritic Cells. Science 2014, 343: 1246980. PMID: 24604203, PMCID: PMC4124741, DOI: 10.1126/science.1246980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutoimmune DiseasesCommunicable DiseasesDendritic CellsEscherichia coliFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenetic LociGenome-Wide Association StudyHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInfluenza A virusInterferon Regulatory Factor-7Interferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSTAT Transcription FactorsTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsGenetic variationPathogen-responsive genesHuman genetic variationGenetic variantsIRF transcription factorsCommon genetic variantsType I IFN inductionFunctional annotationExpression responsesTranscription factorsI IFN inductionCausal variantsPathogen sensingEnvironmental stimuliComplex diseasesCommon variantsCommon allelesIFN inductionComputational approachVariantsCellsInductionGenesInterindividual variationSTAT