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A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens
Gaudet RG, Zhu S, Halder A, Kim BH, Bradfield CJ, Huang S, Xu D, Mamiñska A, Nguyen TN, Lazarou M, Karatekin E, Gupta K, MacMicking JD. A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens. Science 2021, 373 PMID: 34437126, PMCID: PMC8422858, DOI: 10.1126/science.abf8113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApolipoproteins LBacterial Outer MembraneBacteriolysisCell MembraneCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedCRISPR-Cas SystemsCytosolDetergentsGene EditingGram-Negative BacteriaGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon-gammaLipoproteinsMicrobial ViabilityO AntigensProtein DomainsSalmonella typhimuriumSolubilityConceptsSingle-particle cryo-electron microscopyCell-autonomous defenseCytosol-invasive bacteriaExpression of hundredsNative mass spectrometryCryo-electron microscopyHuman genesDetergent-like activityHost proteinsLipoprotein nanodiscsMammalian lipidsExtracellular transportImmune cytokine interferonCell typesDetergent-like propertiesApolipoprotein LLife-threatening infectionsPotent bactericidal agentsAnionic membranesProteinCytokine interferonNonimmune cellsMass spectrometryCellsMutagenesisGBP5 Promotes NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly and Immunity in Mammals
Shenoy AR, Wellington DA, Kumar P, Kassa H, Booth CJ, Cresswell P, MacMicking JD. GBP5 Promotes NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly and Immunity in Mammals. Science 2012, 336: 481-485. PMID: 22461501, DOI: 10.1126/science.1217141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlum CompoundsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansInflammasomesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMacrophagesMiceNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinProtein MultimerizationRNA InterferenceSalmonella typhimuriumUric AcidConceptsGuanylate binding protein 5IL-1β/ILImpaired host defensePresence of infectionNLRP3 inflammasome activationCaspase-1 cleavageNLRP3 inflammasome responseNLRP3 inflammasome assemblyInflammasome assemblyBinding protein 5Inflammatory responseInflammasome activationImmune systemTissue damageInflammasome responseHost defenseInflammasome complexCaspase-1Sensory complexProtein 5InflammasomePathogenic bacteriaILInterleukinNLR
1999
Phenotype of Mice and Macrophages Deficient in Both Phagocyte Oxidase and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
Shiloh M, MacMicking J, Nicholson S, Brause J, Potter S, Marino M, Fang F, Dinauer M, Nathan C. Phenotype of Mice and Macrophages Deficient in Both Phagocyte Oxidase and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase. Immunity 1999, 10: 29-38. PMID: 10023768, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80004-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbscessAnimalsBacterial InfectionsCrosses, GeneticEscherichia coliGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMacrophages, PeritonealMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH OxidasesNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPhenotypeSalmonella Infections, AnimalSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthaseOxide synthaseSpecific pathogen-free conditionsPathogen-free conditionsPhagocyte oxidaseMassive abscessReactive oxygen intermediatesSuch infectionsPhenotype of miceCommensal organismsNitrogen intermediatesMiceOxygen intermediatesNOS2MacrophagesS. typhimuriumVirulent ListeriaEnteric bacteria