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KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING
Wu L, Cao J, Cai WL, Lang SM, Horton JR, Jansen DJ, Liu ZZ, Chen JF, Zhang M, Mott BT, Pohida K, Rai G, Kales SC, Henderson MJ, Hu X, Jadhav A, Maloney DJ, Simeonov A, Zhu S, Iwasaki A, Hall MD, Cheng X, Shadel GS, Yan Q. KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2006134. PMID: 30080846, PMCID: PMC6095604, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseSTING expressionCyclic GMP-AMP synthase stimulatorSuppression of STINGCancer cellsCancer immunotherapy agentsHuman papilloma virusAdaptive immune responsesMultiple clinical trialsExpression of STINGBreast cancer cellsInnate immune defenseRobust interferon responseMultiple cancer typesIntratumoral CD8Immunotherapy agentsAnticancer immunotherapyPatient survivalNeck cancerPapilloma virusClinical trialsT cellsSTING agonistsKDM5 histonePositive headMitochondrial DNA stress primes the antiviral innate immune response
West AP, Khoury-Hanold W, Staron M, Tal MC, Pineda CM, Lang SM, Bestwick M, Duguay BA, Raimundo N, MacDuff DA, Kaech SM, Smiley JR, Means RE, Iwasaki A, Shadel GS. Mitochondrial DNA stress primes the antiviral innate immune response. Nature 2015, 520: 553-557. PMID: 25642965, PMCID: PMC4409480, DOI: 10.1038/nature14156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
A Genetic System for Rhesus Monkey Rhadinovirus: Use of Recombinant Virus To Quantitate Antibody-Mediated Neutralization
Bilello J, Morgan J, Damania B, Lang S, Desrosiers R. A Genetic System for Rhesus Monkey Rhadinovirus: Use of Recombinant Virus To Quantitate Antibody-Mediated Neutralization. Journal Of Virology 2006, 80: 1549-1562. PMID: 16415030, PMCID: PMC1346924, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.3.1549-1562.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsAntibodies, ViralBase SequenceCell LineCloning, MolecularCosmidsDNA, ViralGene LibraryGenes, ReporterGenome, ViralGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHerpesviridae InfectionsHumansMacaca mulattaNeutralization TestsRecombination, GeneticRhadinovirusTumor Virus InfectionsConceptsRhesus monkey rhadinovirusGreen fluorescent proteinGenetic systemRhesus monkey fibroblastsGFP reporter geneMonkey fibroblastsGamma-2 herpesvirusKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusDifferent cell typesGenome reconstitutionSarcoma-associated herpesvirusCosmid clonesTerminal repeat regionR1 geneReporter geneRepeat regionFluorescent proteinExpression cassetteCell typesSEAP activityRRV infectivityRecombinant virusesGenomeB cellsGenes
2005
Immunization of Macaques with Single-Cycle Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Stimulates Diverse Virus-Specific Immune Responses and Reduces Viral Loads after Challenge with SIVmac239
Evans D, Bricker J, Sanford H, Lang S, Carville A, Richardson B, Piatak M, Lifson J, Mansfield K, Desrosiers R. Immunization of Macaques with Single-Cycle Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Stimulates Diverse Virus-Specific Immune Responses and Reduces Viral Loads after Challenge with SIVmac239. Journal Of Virology 2005, 79: 7707-7720. PMID: 15919923, PMCID: PMC1143664, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.12.7707-7720.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-Cycle Simian Immunodeficiency VirusesRNA copies/AIDS vaccine approachSingle-cycle SIVEnzyme-linked immunospotViral loadSimian immunodeficiency virusCopies/Immunodeficiency virusVaccine approachesGamma interferon enzyme-linked immunospotGag-specific T-cell responsesVirus-specific immune responsesMajor Histocompatibility Complex Class I DownregulationT cell proliferative responsesImmunization of macaquesPlasma viral loadT cell responsesMHC class IThird doseChronic phasePeripheral bloodWeek 8Immune responseControl animals
1995
Downregulation of Lck-mediated signal transduction by tip of herpesvirus saimiri
Jung J, Lang S, Jun T, Roberts T, Veillette A, Desrosiers R. Downregulation of Lck-mediated signal transduction by tip of herpesvirus saimiri. Journal Of Virology 1995, 69: 7814-7822. PMID: 7494293, PMCID: PMC189725, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.12.7814-7822.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell LineCell Line, TransformedCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene ExpressionHerpesvirus 2, SaimiriineHumansLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)Molecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightPhosphoproteinsPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionSrc-Family KinasesT-LymphocytesTumor Cells, CulturedViral ProteinsConceptsExpression of tipSignal transductionTyrosine phosphorylationT cell signal transductionCellular signal transductionCellular tyrosine phosphorylationHuman Jurkat T cell lineJurkat T cell lineJurkat T cellsInhibition of LckSH3 domainLckTransductionHerpesvirus saimiriFibroblast cellsPhosphorylationStable complexesSurface expressionBinding assaysComplex formationExpressionCellsAnti-CD3 stimulationT cellsB cellsIdentification of Lck-binding Elements in Tip of Herpesvirus Saimiri (∗)
Jung J, Lang S, Friedrich U, Jun T, Roberts T, Desrosiers R, Biesinger B. Identification of Lck-binding Elements in Tip of Herpesvirus Saimiri (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 20660-20667. PMID: 7544793, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.35.20660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsDNA PrimersHerpesvirus 2, SaimiriineLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)Molecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPeptide FragmentsPhosphoproteinsPhosphoserinePhosphothreoninePhosphotyrosinePoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRatsRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpodopteraStructure-Activity RelationshipTransfectionTyrosineViral ProteinsConceptsC-terminal SrcCellular protein kinasesBinding of sequencesInteraction of TipHerpesvirus saimiriLck kinase activityCOS-1 cellsRat-1 cell lineLck functionPutative SH3Cellular proteinsSH3 bindingProtein kinaseCarboxyl terminusLck kinaseVivo associationKinase activityMutational analysisFusion proteinLckAmino acidsKinaseHuman T cellsProteinCell linesProgression to AIDS in the absence of a gene for vpr or vpx
Gibbs J, Lackner A, Lang S, Simon M, Sehgal P, Daniel M, Desrosiers R. Progression to AIDS in the absence of a gene for vpr or vpx. Journal Of Virology 1995, 69: 2378-2383. PMID: 7884883, PMCID: PMC188910, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.4.2378-2383.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow virus burdenSimian immunodeficiency virusVirus burdenRhesus monkeysLymphocyte concentrationsPlasma antigenemiaHigh virus burdenLymph node morphologyImmunodeficiency virusDisease progressionSIVmac replicationPrimate lentivirusesVirus replicationWild-type virusNode morphologyAIDSVpx geneTerminal stageProgressionAntigenemiaCD4VpxMonkeysEarly spikeBurden