2019
RIG-I Selectively Discriminates against 5′-Monophosphate RNA
Ren X, Linehan MM, Iwasaki A, Pyle AM. RIG-I Selectively Discriminates against 5′-Monophosphate RNA. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 2019-2027.e4. PMID: 30784585, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApobec3A maintains HIV-1 latency through recruitment of epigenetic silencing machinery to the long terminal repeat
Taura M, Song E, Ho YC, Iwasaki A. Apobec3A maintains HIV-1 latency through recruitment of epigenetic silencing machinery to the long terminal repeat. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 2282-2289. PMID: 30670656, PMCID: PMC6369738, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819386116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineCytidine DeaminaseEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, ViralGene SilencingHIV InfectionsHIV Long Terminal RepeatHIV-1HumansNF-kappa BProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProteinsSequence DeletionSp1 Transcription FactorVirus ActivationVirus LatencyConceptsHIV-1 latencyHIV-1 reactivationCD4 T cellsT cellsHuman primary CD4 T cellsInfected CD4 T cellsHIV-1-infected cellsPrimary CD4 T cellsLong terminal repeat regionHIV-1Therapeutic strategiesLower reactivationProviral DNALatency maintenanceTarget cellsLatency stateCell linesLong terminal repeatTerminal repeat regionMolecular mechanismsReactivationCellsKnockdownA3AUnexpected role
2014
Epigenetic Reprogramming of the Type III Interferon Response Potentiates Antiviral Activity and Suppresses Tumor Growth
Ding S, Khoury-Hanold W, Iwasaki A, Robek MD. Epigenetic Reprogramming of the Type III Interferon Response Potentiates Antiviral Activity and Suppresses Tumor Growth. PLOS Biology 2014, 12: e1001758. PMID: 24409098, PMCID: PMC3883642, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCpG IslandsCricetinaeCytomegalovirusDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHepatocytesHerpesvirus 1, HumanHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInterferon-gammaMiceNIH 3T3 CellsOrgan SpecificityPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, CytokineReceptors, InterferonRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVesiculovirusConceptsHDAC inhibitorsPro-apoptotic activityRepression machineryExpression programsTranscriptional silencingEpigenetic reprogrammingEpigenetic rewiringUbiquitous expressionMolecular mechanismsCell typesSpecific mannerSuppress tumor growthReceptor subunitsPotential antitumor strategyNonresponsive cellsIFN responseAntiviral immunityViral pathogensExpressionReceptor expressionType III interferonsAntitumor strategyΒ receptorTumor growthEpithelial origin
2012
Adaptor Protein-3 in Dendritic Cells Facilitates Phagosomal Toll-like Receptor Signaling and Antigen Presentation to CD4+ T Cells
Mantegazza AR, Guttentag SH, El-Benna J, Sasai M, Iwasaki A, Shen H, Laufer TM, Marks MS. Adaptor Protein-3 in Dendritic Cells Facilitates Phagosomal Toll-like Receptor Signaling and Antigen Presentation to CD4+ T Cells. Immunity 2012, 36: 782-794. PMID: 22560444, PMCID: PMC3361531, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Protein Complex 3AnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell MembraneCells, CulturedDendritic CellsEndocytosisHistocompatibility Antigens Class IILigandsListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OvalbuminPeptidesPhagocytosisPhagosomesSignal TransductionTh1 CellsToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsToll-like receptor signalingDendritic cellsAntigen presentationAdaptor protein 3Protein 3Receptor signalingMHC-II presentationEffector cell functionListeria monocytogenes infectionTLR ligandsMonocytogenes infectionTLR4 recruitmentT cellsCell activationIntracellular storesPhagolysosome maturationCell functionPearl miceReceptor-mediated endocytosisAntigenPresentationMolecular mechanismsPhagosomesCell surfaceSignaling