2021
The RNA helicase Dhx15 mediates Wnt-induced antimicrobial protein expression in Paneth cells
Wang Y, He K, Sheng B, Lei X, Tao W, Zhu X, Wei Z, Fu R, Wang A, Bai S, Zhang Z, Hong N, Ye C, Tian Y, Wang J, Li M, Zhang K, Li L, Yang H, Li HB, Flavell RA, Zhu S. The RNA helicase Dhx15 mediates Wnt-induced antimicrobial protein expression in Paneth cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2017432118. PMID: 33483420, PMCID: PMC7848544, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017432118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA helicasesEssential biological processesPaneth cellsRNA helicase DHX15Antimicrobial protein expressionCell-specific functionsViral RNA sensorsRNA splicingHelicasesUlcerative colitis patientsCell-specific depletionDHX15Complete knockoutKey regulatorBiological processesIntestinal epithelial cellsLethality of miceVivo roleEnteric bacteriaRNA sensorsDextran sodiumColitis patientsLack of evidenceAntimicrobial responsesIntestinal inflammation
2019
Acylglycerol Kinase Maintains Metabolic State and Immune Responses of CD8+ T Cells
Hu Z, Qu G, Yu X, Jiang H, Teng XL, Ding L, Hu Q, Guo X, Zhou Y, Wang F, Li HB, Chen L, Jiang J, Su B, Liu J, Zou Q. Acylglycerol Kinase Maintains Metabolic State and Immune Responses of CD8+ T Cells. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 290-302.e5. PMID: 31204281, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleMaleMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, TransgenicPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)ConceptsAcylglycerol kinasePhosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinasePTEN phosphatase activityRecruitment of PTENCell glycolytic metabolismCell antigen receptorPTEN activityPlasma membranePTEN phosphorylationKinase activityRapamycin (mTOR) signalingMammalian targetPhosphatase activityCell glycolysisCell expansionGlycolytic metabolismCell proliferationMetabolic programmingMetabolic stateAntigen receptorKinaseCritical roleGlycolysisCellsFunctional state