2013
UBXN1 Interferes with Rig-I-like Receptor-Mediated Antiviral Immune Response by Targeting MAVS
Wang P, Yang L, Cheng G, Yang G, Xu Z, You F, Sun Q, Lin R, Fikrig E, Sutton RE. UBXN1 Interferes with Rig-I-like Receptor-Mediated Antiviral Immune Response by Targeting MAVS. Cell Reports 2013, 3: 1057-1070. PMID: 23545497, PMCID: PMC3707122, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiviral immune responseInnate immune responseImmune responseLike receptorsSystemic antiviral immune responsesVirus-induced innate immune responsesDengue virus infectionType I interferon responseI interferon responseRNA virusesVirus infectionViral infectionStrong inhibitory effectViral replicationVirus replicationInterferon responseRNA virus replicationInhibitory effectWest NileMAVSVesicular stomatitisInfectionAdaptor moleculeFamily membersReceptors
2007
ASC/PYCARD and Caspase-1 Regulate the IL-18/IFN-γ Axis during Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection
Pedra JH, Sutterwala FS, Sukumaran B, Ogura Y, Qian F, Montgomery RR, Flavell RA, Fikrig E. ASC/PYCARD and Caspase-1 Regulate the IL-18/IFN-γ Axis during Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 4783-4791. PMID: 17878377, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnaplasmaAnaplasmosisAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCaspase 1Disease SusceptibilityEnzyme ActivationHL-60 CellsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-18Killer Cells, NaturalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisSignal TransductionTh1 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsA. phagocytophilum infectionIFN-gamma productionCaspase-1Phagocytophilum infectionIFN-gammaA. phagocytophilumIFN-gamma levelsNOD-like receptor pathwayIL-18 secretionIFN-gamma-mediated controlCentral adaptor moleculeAnaplasma phagocytophilum infectionVitro restimulationIL-18Peripheral bloodControl animalsReceptor pathwayASC deficiencyInfectionObligate intracellular pathogensIntracellular pathogensAnaplasma phagocytophilumPhagocytophilumAdaptor moleculeCritical role