2016
The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Chae WJ, Ehrlich AK, Chan PY, Teixeira AM, Henegariu O, Hao L, Shin JH, Park JH, Tang WH, Kim ST, Maher SE, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Shan P, Hwa J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Rothlin CV, McMahon-Pratt D, Bothwell AL. The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation. Immunity 2016, 44: 246-258. PMID: 26872695, PMCID: PMC4758884, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAntigens, ProtozoanAsthmaBlood PlateletsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytokinesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalPyroglyphidaeSignal TransductionTh2 CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWnt ProteinsConceptsCell-mediated inflammationTh2 cell cytokine productionCell cytokine productionLeukocyte-platelet aggregatesLeukocyte infiltrationDkk-1Cytokine productionT helper 2 cellsLeishmania major infectionHouse dust miteTranscription factor c-MafAllergen challengeMajor infectionDust miteImmune responseDickkopf-1Parasitic infectionsGATA-3Pathological roleFunctional inhibitionInflammationC-MafP38 MAPKInfiltrationInfectionThe Src kinases Hck, Fgr and Lyn activate Arg to facilitate IgG-mediated phagocytosis and Leishmania infection
Wetzel DM, Rhodes EL, Li S, McMahon-Pratt D, Koleske AJ. The Src kinases Hck, Fgr and Lyn activate Arg to facilitate IgG-mediated phagocytosis and Leishmania infection. Journal Of Cell Science 2016, 129: 3130-3143. PMID: 27358479, PMCID: PMC5004897, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.185595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAniline CompoundsAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalImatinib MesylateImmunoglobulin GLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisMacrophagesMiceModels, BiologicalNitrilesParasitesPhagocytosisPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-hckPyrimidinesQuinolinesRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionSrc-Family KinasesConceptsAmastigote uptakeObligate intracellular parasite LeishmaniaImmunoglobulin-mediated phagocytosisIntracellular parasite LeishmaniaNovel therapeutic strategiesPersistence of infectionLeishmania infectionIgG-mediated phagocytosisTherapeutic strategiesFc receptorsSmall molecule inhibitorsArg activationDisease severityParasite burdenPrimary macrophagesMacrophagesKinase inhibitorsLeishmaniasisHuman hostDevastating diseaseInfectionParasite LeishmaniaSrc family kinasesPhagocytosisLeishmania
1988
Intracellular signaling transduction in the differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi: role of cAMP.
Rangel-Aldao R, Triana F, Comach G, Abate T, Fernández V, McMahon-Pratt D. Intracellular signaling transduction in the differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi: role of cAMP. Biological Research 1988, 21: 403-8. PMID: 2855697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP Receptor ProteinReceptors, Cyclic AMPSignal TransductionTrypanosoma cruziConceptsCell differentiationCAMP-dependent protein kinaseTrypanosoma cruziTypes of proteinsTransformation of epimastigotesProtein kinaseMetacyclic trypomastigotesRole of cAMPIntracellular cAMP levelsT. cruziReceptor proteinEpimastigotesCruziDifferentiationMajor bandProteinCAMP levelsPolyclonal antibodiesSpecific activityRII antibodyCrude homogenatesTransductionKinaseCAMPNovel type