2021
Antibodies against human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope activate neutrophils in systemic lupus erythematosus
Tokuyama M, Gunn BM, Venkataraman A, Kong Y, Kang I, Rakib T, Townsend MJ, Costenbader KH, Alter G, Iwasaki A. Antibodies against human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope activate neutrophils in systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20191766. PMID: 34019642, PMCID: PMC8144942, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20191766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusNeutrophil extracellular trapsLupus erythematosusImmune complexesFormation of NETsEnvelope proteinSLE patient bloodInnate immune activationImmune complex formationActivate neutrophilsInterferon statusAutoantibody levelsIgG levelsHigher interferonImmune activationNeutrophil phagocytosisSLE IgGNeutrophil activationExtracellular trapsSLE plasmaNeutrophil elastasePatient's bloodErythematosusNeutrophilsPhagocytosis
2012
Phagosome as the Organelle Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Kagan JC, Iwasaki A. Phagosome as the Organelle Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity. Traffic 2012, 13: 1053-1061. PMID: 22577865, PMCID: PMC3658133, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2012.01377.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcess of phagocytosisPhagosome traffickingAdaptive immunityAntimicrobial defense mechanismsDefinable unitSubcellular levelT cell-mediated immunityAdaptive immune systemDefense mechanismsToll-like receptorsPhagosomesPhagocytosisImmune systemImmunityMicrobesTraffickingAutophagyPathwayReceptorsInnate