2013
ELF4 is critical for induction of type I interferon and the host antiviral response
You F, Wang P, Yang L, Yang G, Zhao YO, Qian F, Walker W, Sutton R, Montgomery R, Lin R, Iwasaki A, Fikrig E. ELF4 is critical for induction of type I interferon and the host antiviral response. Nature Immunology 2013, 14: 1237-1246. PMID: 24185615, PMCID: PMC3939855, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunoblottingInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Regulatory Factor-7Interferon-betaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalProtein BindingReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSurvival AnalysisTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationWest Nile FeverWest Nile virus
2002
Borrelia burgdorferi Are Susceptible to Killing by a Variety of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Components
Lusitani D, Malawista SE, Montgomery RR. Borrelia burgdorferi Are Susceptible to Killing by a Variety of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Components. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 185: 797-804. PMID: 11920297, DOI: 10.1086/339341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact polymorphonuclear leukocytesPolymorphonuclear leukocytesB. burgdorferiKilling of BorreliaHuman neutrophil peptides 1Neutrophil peptide-1Bactericidal/permeability-increasing proteinIntact human polymorphonuclear leukocytesHuman polymorphonuclear leukocytesPermeability-increasing proteinProteinase 3Peptide-1Leukocyte componentsNitric oxideLL-37Specific antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiBurgdorferiGranule contentsEfficient killingSpirochetesCritical roleKillingLeukocytes