2018
A minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice
Linehan MM, Dickey TH, Molinari ES, Fitzgerald ME, Potapova O, Iwasaki A, Pyle AM. A minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice. Science Advances 2018, 4: e1701854. PMID: 29492454, PMCID: PMC5821489, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem-loop RNAInterferon-stimulated genesImmune systemPotent synthetic activatorVertebrate immune systemType I interferonInnate immune systemRIG-I receptorRIG-I activationExpression networksRemodeling factorsPotent RIGRNA sequencingSpecific genesRNA ligandsI interferonAntiviral defenseInterferon responseRNA sensorsPolycytidylic acidSynthetic activatorsMiceInterferonGenesRNA
2012
Adaptor Protein-3 in Dendritic Cells Facilitates Phagosomal Toll-like Receptor Signaling and Antigen Presentation to CD4+ T Cells
Mantegazza AR, Guttentag SH, El-Benna J, Sasai M, Iwasaki A, Shen H, Laufer TM, Marks MS. Adaptor Protein-3 in Dendritic Cells Facilitates Phagosomal Toll-like Receptor Signaling and Antigen Presentation to CD4+ T Cells. Immunity 2012, 36: 782-794. PMID: 22560444, PMCID: PMC3361531, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Protein Complex 3AnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell MembraneCells, CulturedDendritic CellsEndocytosisHistocompatibility Antigens Class IILigandsListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OvalbuminPeptidesPhagocytosisPhagosomesSignal TransductionTh1 CellsToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsToll-like receptor signalingDendritic cellsAntigen presentationAdaptor protein 3Protein 3Receptor signalingMHC-II presentationEffector cell functionListeria monocytogenes infectionTLR ligandsMonocytogenes infectionTLR4 recruitmentT cellsCell activationIntracellular storesPhagolysosome maturationCell functionPearl miceReceptor-mediated endocytosisAntigenPresentationMolecular mechanismsPhagosomesCell surfaceSignaling
2010
Regulation of Adaptive Immunity by the Innate Immune System
Iwasaki A, Medzhitov R. Regulation of Adaptive Immunity by the Innate Immune System. Science 2010, 327: 291-295. PMID: 20075244, PMCID: PMC3645875, DOI: 10.1126/science.1183021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune recognitionB lymphocyte-mediated immune responsesImmune responsePattern recognition receptorsImmune recognitionAntigen-specific adaptive immune responsesLymphocyte-mediated immune responsesMicrobial pathogensInnate immune systemAdaptive immune responsesRecognition receptorsHost defenseField of immunologyAdaptive immunityImmune systemFundamental questionsReceptorsRegulationPathwayPathogensInvasionDefenseInjuryInfectionDiscovery