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TRIM5 is an innate immune sensor for the retrovirus capsid lattice
Pertel T, Hausmann S, Morger D, Züger S, Guerra J, Lascano J, Reinhard C, Santoni FA, Uchil PD, Chatel L, Bisiaux A, Albert ML, Strambio-De-Castillia C, Mothes W, Pizzato M, Grütter MG, Luban J. TRIM5 is an innate immune sensor for the retrovirus capsid lattice. Nature 2011, 472: 361-365. PMID: 21512573, PMCID: PMC3081621, DOI: 10.1038/nature09976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral Restriction FactorsCapsidCarrier ProteinsCell LineEnzyme ActivationHEK293 CellsHIV-1HumansImmunity, InnateLipopolysaccharidesMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesNF-kappa BProtein BindingReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRetroviridaeSignal TransductionTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription FactorsTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitinUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesTRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly
Uchil PD, Pawliczek T, Reynolds TD, Ding S, Hinz A, Munro JB, Huang F, Floyd RW, Yang H, Hamilton WL, Bewersdorf J, Xiong Y, Calderwood DA, Mothes W. TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 3928-3942. PMID: 25015296, PMCID: PMC4163643, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.143537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion proteinsFocal adhesionsCell migrationAdhesion proteinsMulti-adaptor proteinTripartite motif (TRIM) protein familyFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion turnoverFocal adhesion componentsCoiled-coil domainImpaired cell migrationII-independent mannerLD2 motifAdhesion turnoverActin cytoskeletonProtein familyAdhesion dynamicsCellular functionsDynamic turnoverMacromolecular complexesRegulatory componentsFocal contactsAdhesion componentsExtracellular matrixTRIM15
2021
A single dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2 elicits Fc-mediated antibody effector functions and T cell responses
Tauzin A, Nayrac M, Benlarbi M, Gong SY, Gasser R, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Brassard N, Laumaea A, Vézina D, Prévost J, Anand SP, Bourassa C, Gendron-Lepage G, Medjahed H, Goyette G, Niessl J, Tastet O, Gokool L, Morrisseau C, Arlotto P, Stamatatos L, McGuire AT, Larochelle C, Uchil P, Lu M, Mothes W, De Serres G, Moreira S, Roger M, Richard J, Martel-Laferrière V, Duerr R, Tremblay C, Kaufmann DE, Finzi A. A single dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2 elicits Fc-mediated antibody effector functions and T cell responses. Cell Host & Microbe 2021, 29: 1137-1150.e6. PMID: 34133950, PMCID: PMC8175625, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle doseEffector functionsCell responsesSARS-CoV-2-naive individualsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinesBNT162b2 mRNA vaccineSARS-CoV-2Public health authoritiesAntibody effector functionsStandard regimenAntibody immunityT helperVaccine efficacyMRNA vaccinesCellular CD4Health authoritiesDoseDosesPotential roleNaive individualsVaccine scarcityVaccineWeeksEfficacyResponse
2015
TRIM5 Retroviral Restriction Activity Correlates with the Ability To Induce Innate Immune Signaling
Lascano J, Uchil PD, Mothes W, Luban J. TRIM5 Retroviral Restriction Activity Correlates with the Ability To Induce Innate Immune Signaling. Journal Of Virology 2015, 90: 308-316. PMID: 26468522, PMCID: PMC4702541, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02496-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune signalingImmune signalingHIV-1 transductionHIV-1 restrictionAP-1 signalingViral nucleic acidsAP-1Retroviral capsid latticeAP-1 activationRestriction activityPast infectionProtein cyclophilin ARetrovirus infectionTRIM5Cyclophilin AActivity correlatesInfectionTRIM5 geneReverse transcriptionRetroviral transductionSignalingHost cell nucleusRetroviral capsidActivationTRIM family