2024
UBXN3B is crucial for B lymphopoiesis
Geng T, Yang D, Lin T, Harrison A, Wang B, Cao Z, Torrance B, Fan Z, Wang K, Wang Y, Yang L, Haynes L, Cheng G, Vella A, Flavell R, Pereira J, Fikrig E, Wang P. UBXN3B is crucial for B lymphopoiesis. EBioMedicine 2024, 106: 105248. PMID: 39018756, PMCID: PMC11287013, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUbiquitin regulatory XPre-BCR signalingB cell receptorB lymphopoiesisKnockout miceValosin-containing proteinCaspase-3 protein levelsCell cycle arrestBone marrow transferNormal B lymphopoiesisUbiquitin ligaseIncreased viral loadCell-intrinsic mannerPathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2RNA sequencingCycle arrestDNA virusesCell survivalMarrow transferMultiple virusesSingle-cellImmunofluorescence microscopyViral loadMature BRespiratory virusesZika virus exists in enterocytes and enteroendocrine cells of the Aedes aegypti midgut
Chen T, Raduwan H, Marín-López A, Cui Y, Fikrig E. Zika virus exists in enterocytes and enteroendocrine cells of the Aedes aegypti midgut. IScience 2024, 27: 110353. PMID: 39055935, PMCID: PMC11269924, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAedes aegypti midgutEnteroendocrine cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingIntestinal stem cellsVirus infectionPathogen interactionsExpressed genesRNA sequencingCopy numberTranscriptomic changesFunctional studiesInfected cellsZika virus infectionEnteroendocrineBlood digestionRNA copy numberCellular levelCell processesGenesMidgutPotential targetCell clustersCellsEnterocytesViral infectionmosGILT controls innate immunity and germ cell development in Anopheles gambiae
Arora G, Tang X, Cui Y, Yang J, Chuang Y, Joshi J, Sajid A, Dong Y, Cresswell P, Dimopoulos G, Fikrig E. mosGILT controls innate immunity and germ cell development in Anopheles gambiae. BMC Genomics 2024, 25: 42. PMID: 38191283, PMCID: PMC10775533, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09887-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell developmentAnopheles gambiaeCell developmentOvarian developmentReductase-like proteinWild-type mosquitoesPlasmodium life cycleBiological controlGrowth genesEssential regulatorRNA sequencingA. gambiaeGenesGambiaeAltered expressionImpaired ovarian developmentMosquito vectorsLife cycleMosquitoesImmune activationPlasmodium infectionTranscriptomeOogenesisRegulatorProtein
2023
Bulk and single-nucleus RNA sequencing highlight immune pathways induced in individuals during an Ixodes scapularis tick bite
Tang X, Lynn G, Cui Y, Cerny J, Arora G, Tomayko M, Craft J, Fikrig E. Bulk and single-nucleus RNA sequencing highlight immune pathways induced in individuals during an Ixodes scapularis tick bite. Infection And Immunity 2023, 91: e00282-23. PMID: 37846980, PMCID: PMC10652856, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00282-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA sequencingSingle-nucleus RNA sequencingBulk RNA sequencingInterleukin-17 signalingPlatelet activation pathwaysLaboratory guinea pigsSnRNA-seqHippo signalingIndividual genesPeripheral bloodTick biteAdaptive immunityAnti-tick vaccinesGuidance pathwayImmune pathwaysNew biomarkersHost responseGuinea pigsHematophagous arthropodsHost defenseCell adhesionTick attachmentNovel insightsTick feedingPhysiological consequences
2020
Repeat tick exposure elicits distinct immune responses in guinea pigs and mice
Kurokawa C, Narasimhan S, Vidyarthi A, Booth CJ, Mehta S, Meister L, Diktas H, Strank N, Lynn GE, DePonte K, Craft J, Fikrig E. Repeat tick exposure elicits distinct immune responses in guinea pigs and mice. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2020, 11: 101529. PMID: 32993942, PMCID: PMC7530331, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuinea pigsElicit distinct immune responsesDistinct immune responsesGuinea pig modelLocal blood flowImmune animalsInflammatory pathwaysTick rejectionMechanisms of resistanceImmune responseMouse modelVaccine candidatesBite siteBlood flowPig modelCoagulation pathwayComplement activationAcquired ResistanceProtective antigenTick detachmentTick proteinsBlood mealMiceTick infestationRNA sequencing