2020
Select autophagy genes maintain quiescence of tissue-resident macrophages and increase susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes
Wang YT, Zaitsev K, Lu Q, Li S, Schaiff WT, Kim KW, Droit L, Wilen CB, Desai C, Balce DR, Orchard RC, Orvedahl A, Park S, Kreamalmeyer D, Handley SA, Pfeifer JD, Baldridge MT, Artyomov MN, Stallings CL, Virgin HW. Select autophagy genes maintain quiescence of tissue-resident macrophages and increase susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 272-281. PMID: 31959973, PMCID: PMC7147835, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0633-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident macrophagesAutophagy genesDegradative autophagyBeclin-1Maintenance of proteinMyeloid cells resultsAutophagy protein Beclin 1Protein Beclin 1Organelle integrityCellular processesMyeloid cellsBacterial microbiotaCytoplasmic contentsLysosomal digestionGenesCommensal microorganismsCells resultsAutophagyFIP200Homeostatic functionsListeria monocytogenes infectionAdaptive immune responsesKey functionsMice displayMacrophage response
2018
Interaction between smoking and ATG16L1T300A triggers Paneth cell defects in Crohn's disease
Liu TC, Kern JT, VanDussen KL, Xiong S, Kaiko GE, Wilen CB, Rajala MW, Caruso R, Holtzman MJ, Gao F, McGovern DP, Nunez G, Head RD, Stappenbeck TS. Interaction between smoking and ATG16L1T300A triggers Paneth cell defects in Crohn's disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2018, 128: 5110-5122. PMID: 30137026, PMCID: PMC6205411, DOI: 10.1172/jci120453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAutophagy-Related ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCrohn DiseaseFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMutation, MissensePaneth CellsPPAR gammaRosiglitazoneSmokingConceptsPaneth cell defectsCD susceptibility genesSusceptibility genesCell defectsDisease-relevant phenotypesTranscriptional analysisCellular phenotypesApoptosis inhibitorCell-specific knockoutDisease subjectsFull-thickness ileumDistinct pathwaysCrohn's disease subjectsComplex inflammatory diseasePPARγ agonist rosiglitazoneCrypt base cellsEnvironmental risk factorsPaneth cellsGenesSelective downregulationCigarette smokingCrohn's diseasePhenotypeRelevant environmental exposuresCD subjects