2019
Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice
Pi R, Iwasaki A, Sewald X, Mothes W, Uchil PD. Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00930-19. PMID: 31434732, PMCID: PMC6803250, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00930-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopliteal lymph nodesFriend murine leukemia virusInnate immune sensing pathwaysToll-like receptor 7Viral spreadMurine leukemia virusCell-deficient miceType I interferon responseWild-type miceCell populationsType I interferonLeukemia virusRobust virus replicationI interferon responseAntiviral intervention strategiesInfected cell typesSentinel macrophagesAdoptive transferCell typesLymph nodesReceptor 7Virus infectionInnate sensingB cellsI interferon
2016
Vaginal Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Brain Infection
Yockey LJ, Varela L, Rakib T, Khoury-Hanold W, Fink SL, Stutz B, Szigeti-Buck K, Van den Pol A, Lindenbach BD, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A. Vaginal Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Brain Infection. Cell 2016, 166: 1247-1256.e4. PMID: 27565347, PMCID: PMC5006689, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, HabitualAnimalsBrainBrain DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFetal Growth RetardationInterferon Regulatory Factor-3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaVaginaVirus ReplicationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsZika virusFetal brain infectionFetal growth restrictionLocal viral replicationWild-type miceType I interferon receptorZIKV challengeTranscription factor IRF3Vaginal exposureGenital mucosaBrain infectionWT miceEarly pregnancyZIKV infectionGrowth restrictionPregnant damsVaginal infectionsZIKV replicationFetal brainMouse modelIFN pathwayVaginal tractUnborn fetusViral replicationDisease consequences
2000
Primary Role for GI Protein Signaling in the Regulation of Interleukin 12 Production and the Induction of T Helper Cell Type 1 Responses
He J, Gurunathan S, Iwasaki A, Ash-Shaheed B, Kelsall B. Primary Role for GI Protein Signaling in the Regulation of Interleukin 12 Production and the Induction of T Helper Cell Type 1 Responses. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 191: 1605-1610. PMID: 10790434, PMCID: PMC2213427, DOI: 10.1084/jem.191.9.1605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine Diphosphate RiboseAnimalsCD8 AntigensCell DifferentiationDendritic CellsGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-4Leishmaniasis, CutaneousLymph NodesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Mutant StrainsPertussis ToxinProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionSpleenTh1 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVirulence Factors, BordetellaConceptsPertussis toxinGi-protein signalingTh1 responseIL-12T helper cell type 1 responseGi proteinsNormal BALB/c miceBALB/c miceLymphoid dendritic cellsIL-12 productionInterleukin-12 productionType 1 responseCapacity of splenocytesIL-12 p40Tumor necrosis factorRegulation of interleukinT cell differentiationNonmicrobial stimuliDendritic cellsIL-10Lymph nodesC miceTNF-alphaNecrosis factorProtein signaling