2016
Distinct NF-κB and MAPK Activation Thresholds Uncouple Steady-State Microbe Sensing from Anti-pathogen Inflammatory Responses
Gottschalk R, Martins A, Angermann B, Dutta B, Ng C, Uderhardt S, Tsang J, Fraser I, Meier-Schellersheim M, Germain R. Distinct NF-κB and MAPK Activation Thresholds Uncouple Steady-State Microbe Sensing from Anti-pathogen Inflammatory Responses. Cell Systems 2016, 2: 378-390. PMID: 27237739, PMCID: PMC4919147, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κBMAPK activationInflammatory mediator productionSet of genesInnate immune response systemNF-κB signalingInnate immune systemSwitch-like mannerMacrophage functional responsesImmune response systemInflammatory mediatorsTLR4 ligandMediator productionInflammatory responseMicrobial stimuliInnate responseImmune systemMAPK signalingMacrophage primingLigand sensitivityHuman macrophagesInverse correlationInvasive pathogensSingle receptorGenes
2008
Cathepsin B Is Involved in the Trafficking of TNF-α-Containing Vesicles to the Plasma Membrane in Macrophages
Ha S, Martins A, Khazaie K, Han J, Chan B, Kim S. Cathepsin B Is Involved in the Trafficking of TNF-α-Containing Vesicles to the Plasma Membrane in Macrophages. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 690-697. PMID: 18566436, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.1.690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneIntracellular cathepsin B activityCathepsin BCathepsin B activityMouse bone marrow-derived macrophagesGene identification methodsBone marrow-derived macrophagesMarrow-derived macrophagesB activityEctopic expressionLysosomal cysteine proteinasesInnate immune responsePosttranslational processingCysteine proteinasesTNF-alphaVesiclesKey mediatorMembranePotent proinflammatory cytokineLess TNF-alphaChronic inflammatory diseaseMacrophagesMutagenesisGFPMicrobes