2021
Endogenous retroviruses mediate IFN-independent protection against vaginal HSV-2 infection
Tokuyama M, Jayewickreme R, Mao T, Philbrick W, Kong Y, Dong H, Treger R, Rakib T, Iwasaki A. Endogenous retroviruses mediate IFN-independent protection against vaginal HSV-2 infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 20.39-20.39. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.20.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHSV-2 infectionVaginal HSV-2 infectionTight junction proteinsB6 miceVaginal epitheliumHerpes simplex virus type 2 infectionSimplex virus type 2 infectionEnhanced type I interferonIntravaginal HSV-2 infectionVirus type 2 infectionToll-like receptor 7Epithelial tight junction proteinsEndogenous retrovirusesReceptor-deficient miceJunction proteinsType 2 infectionHigh systemic levelsWildtype C57BL/6 miceType I interferonDisease courseC57BL/6 miceInfectious endogenous retrovirusReceptor 7Disease burdenHSV-2
2019
Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice
Pi R, Iwasaki A, Sewald X, Mothes W, Uchil PD. Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00930-19. PMID: 31434732, PMCID: PMC6803250, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00930-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopliteal lymph nodesFriend murine leukemia virusInnate immune sensing pathwaysToll-like receptor 7Viral spreadMurine leukemia virusCell-deficient miceType I interferon responseWild-type miceCell populationsType I interferonLeukemia virusRobust virus replicationI interferon responseAntiviral intervention strategiesInfected cell typesSentinel macrophagesAdoptive transferCell typesLymph nodesReceptor 7Virus infectionInnate sensingB cellsI interferonHuman APOBEC3G Prevents Emergence of Infectious Endogenous Retrovirus in Mice
Treger RS, Tokuyama M, Dong H, Salas-Briceno K, Ross SR, Kong Y, Iwasaki A. Human APOBEC3G Prevents Emergence of Infectious Endogenous Retrovirus in Mice. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00728-19. PMID: 31341050, PMCID: PMC6798113, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00728-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 7Infectious endogenous retrovirusHuman APOBEC3GAPOBEC3GHA3GEndogenous retrovirusesAntiviral restriction factorsReceptor 7Human endogenous retrovirusesTransgenic miceERV RNAsERV reactivationMiceAPOBEC3 proteinsCell-intrinsic defenseHost mechanismsPrevents emergenceRestriction factorsPermissive cellsDeleterious consequencesSubsequent disruptionRetrovirusesEctopic expressionHumansExpression
2014
Innate immunity to influenza virus infection
Iwasaki A, Pillai PS. Innate immunity to influenza virus infection. Nature Reviews Immunology 2014, 14: 315-328. PMID: 24762827, PMCID: PMC4104278, DOI: 10.1038/nri3665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza virus infectionToll-like receptor 7T cell responsesVirus infectionInterferon-stimulated genesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeViral challengeB cellsCell responsesHigh-dose viral challengeInfluenza virusAntiviral B cellsMultiple pattern recognition receptorsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAdaptive immune responsesInfected cellsRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAirway epithelial cellsAcid-inducible gene IPattern recognition receptorsInfluenza virus-infected cellsVirus-infected cellsAntiviral defense genesDendritic cells
2013
Efficient influenza A virus replication in the respiratory tract requires signals from TLR7 and RIG-I
Pang IK, Pillai PS, Iwasaki A. Efficient influenza A virus replication in the respiratory tract requires signals from TLR7 and RIG-I. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 13910-13915. PMID: 23918369, PMCID: PMC3752242, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303275110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCytokinesDEAD Box Protein 58DEAD-box RNA HelicasesFlow CytometryHistological TechniquesImmunity, InnateImmunohistochemistryInfluenza A virusMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 7Viral LoadVirus ReplicationConceptsToll-like receptor 7Innate immune responseRespiratory tractInfected wild-type miceHost innate immune responseAirways of miceViral target cellsWild-type miceAcid-inducible gene 1RIG-I pathwayPattern recognition receptorsHost innate defenseViral replication efficiencyInflammatory mediatorsBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadProinflammatory programProinflammatory responseReceptor 7IAV infectionInflammatory responseVirus infectionLow doseViral replicationVirus replication
2010
Inflammasomes as mediators of immunity against influenza virus
Pang IK, Iwasaki A. Inflammasomes as mediators of immunity against influenza virus. Trends In Immunology 2010, 32: 34-41. PMID: 21147034, PMCID: PMC3017631, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2010.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 7Influenza virusMediators of immunityInfluenza virus infectionHuman respiratory infectionsRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAcid-inducible gene IInducible gene IInnate immune systemAdaptive immune defenseEndosomal recognitionInnate detectionRespiratory infectionsReceptor 7Virus infectionCytosolic recognitionInflammasome activationLike receptorsImmune systemImmune defenseMajor causeGene IVirusSuch activationMultiple mechanismsBifurcation of Toll-Like Receptor 9 Signaling by Adaptor Protein 3
Sasai M, Linehan MM, Iwasaki A. Bifurcation of Toll-Like Receptor 9 Signaling by Adaptor Protein 3. Science 2010, 329: 1530-1534. PMID: 20847273, PMCID: PMC3063333, DOI: 10.1126/science.1187029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Protein Complex 3Adaptor Protein Complex beta SubunitsAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoplasmic VesiclesDendritic CellsEndosomesInterferon Regulatory Factor-7Interferon Type ILysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2MacrophagesMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OligodeoxyribonucleotidesProtein TransportRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3Toll-Like Receptor 9Transcriptional ActivationVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 3ConceptsI interferonTLR9 signalsEndosomal Toll-like receptors 7Toll-like receptor 9 signalingToll-like receptor 7Protein 3Type I IFNsDependent proinflammatory cytokinesInterferon regulatory factor 7I IFNsProinflammatory cytokine genesType I interferonNuclear factor κBRegulatory factor 7Viral nucleic acidsProinflammatory cytokinesReceptor 7Factor κBCytokine genesTLR9Adaptor protein 3Intracellular mechanismsFactor 7Viral pathogensReceptor trafficking
2004
Recognition of single-stranded RNA viruses by Toll-like receptor 7
Lund JM, Alexopoulou L, Sato A, Karow M, Adams NC, Gale NW, Iwasaki A, Flavell RA. Recognition of single-stranded RNA viruses by Toll-like receptor 7. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 5598-5603. PMID: 15034168, PMCID: PMC397437, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400937101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBone Marrow CellsChick EmbryoChloroquineCytokinesDendritic CellsEndosomesInterferon-alphaMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OrthomyxoviridaePeritoneumReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRhabdoviridae InfectionsRNA, ViralSpleenToll-Like Receptor 7Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virusConceptsVesicular stomatitis virusRNA virusesHigh CpG contentGenomes of virusesToll-like receptorsStomatitis virusMammalian genomesGenomic nucleic acidsAdaptor protein MyD88Endocytic pathwayLigand recognitionCpG contentViral infectionTLR adaptor protein MyD88Innate immune responseToll-like receptor 7Molecular signaturesPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsInnate immune cellsProduction of cytokinesGenomeProtein MyD88Types of pathogensNucleic acidsVivo infection