2017
Humanized mouse model supports development, function, and tissue residency of human natural killer cells
Herndler-Brandstetter D, Shan L, Yao Y, Stecher C, Plajer V, Lietzenmayer M, Strowig T, de Zoete MR, Palm NW, Chen J, Blish CA, Frleta D, Gurer C, Macdonald LE, Murphy AJ, Yancopoulos GD, Montgomery RR, Flavell RA. Humanized mouse model supports development, function, and tissue residency of human natural killer cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e9626-e9634. PMID: 29078283, PMCID: PMC5692533, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705301114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman natural killer cellsNatural killer cellsHumanized mouse modelCell subsetsKiller cellsLymphoma xenograftsHuman NKMouse modelHuman antitumor immune responsesHuman NK cell subsetsInnate lymphoid cell subsetsBurkitt's lymphoma xenograftsNK cell subpopulationsNK cell subsetsAntitumor immune responseT cell subsetsHuman NK cellsKiller inhibitory receptorsLymphoid cell subsetsSignal regulatory protein alphaHuman immune systemHuman interleukin-15Regulatory protein alphaNK cellsHumanized miceThe natural killer cell response to West Nile virus in young and old individuals with or without a prior history of infection
Yao Y, Strauss-Albee DM, Zhou JQ, Malawista A, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Blish CA, Montgomery RR. The natural killer cell response to West Nile virus in young and old individuals with or without a prior history of infection. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0172625. PMID: 28235099, PMCID: PMC5325267, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, CDAsymptomatic DiseasesFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunity, InnateImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMiddle AgedNatural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 2Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 3NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily CNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily KPrimary Cell CultureSeverity of Illness IndexWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsNK cell subsetsNK cellsWest Nile virusWNV infectionCell subsetsCell responsesSpecific NK cell subsetsNatural killer cell responsesInnate NK cellsSevere neuroinvasive diseaseNK cell responsesNK cell receptorsNile virusHuman WNV infectionsImmune pathogenesisNK repertoirePolyfunctional responsesMore IFNSymptomatic infectionChemokine secretionAsymptomatic infectionNeuroinvasive diseasePrior historyCytolytic activityInfection
2016
Role of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus
Yao Y, Montgomery RR. Role of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1435: 235-247. PMID: 27188562, PMCID: PMC4941816, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3670-0_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusImmune dysregulationWNV infectionSevere neuroinvasive diseaseInnate immune cellsΓδ T cellsNile virusProminent risk factorAge-dependent dysregulationAge-related alterationsDendritic cellsNK cellsImmune agingNeuroinvasive diseaseImmune cellsRisk factorsT cellsImmune responseSpecific treatmentTherapeutic interventionsOlder peopleInfectionMass cytometryHost susceptibilityDysregulation
2015
Human NK cell repertoire diversity reflects immune experience and correlates with viral susceptibility
Strauss-Albee DM, Fukuyama J, Liang EC, Yao Y, Jarrell JA, Drake AL, Kinuthia J, Montgomery RR, John-Stewart G, Holmes S, Blish CA. Human NK cell repertoire diversity reflects immune experience and correlates with viral susceptibility. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 297ra115. PMID: 26203083, PMCID: PMC4547537, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aac5722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiviral responseInnate natural killer (NK) cellsNK cell repertoire diversityHIV-1 acquisitionNatural killer cellsOutcome of infectionNK cellsWest Nile virusAntitumor responseKiller cellsCytokine productionInhibitory receptorsImmune historyImmune experienceHIV-1Repertoire diversityViral susceptibilityNile virusAfrican womenExposure riskFunctional consequencesTerminal differentiationRiskSingle-cell levelCells