2021
Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection
2017
Antiviral CD8 T cells induce Zika-virus-associated paralysis in mice
Jurado KA, Yockey LJ, Wong PW, Lee S, Huttner AJ, Iwasaki A. Antiviral CD8 T cells induce Zika-virus-associated paralysis in mice. Nature Microbiology 2017, 3: 141-147. PMID: 29158604, PMCID: PMC5780207, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-017-0060-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemZIKV infectionZika virusT cellsNeurological complicationsNervous systemBlood-brain barrier breakdownAntiviral CD8 T cellsHigh viral burdenIFNAR knockout miceCD8 T cellsEffector T cellsSusceptible mouse modelBlood-brain barrierNon-haematopoietic cellsSite of infectionIFNAR1 deficiencyViral burdenNeurological manifestationsGuillain-BarréBarrier breakdownMouse modelKnockout miceAstrocytes resultsAntiviral activity
2012
Somatic copy number mosaicism in human skin revealed by induced pluripotent stem cells
Abyzov A, Mariani J, Palejev D, Zhang Y, Haney MS, Tomasini L, Ferrandino AF, Rosenberg Belmaker LA, Szekely A, Wilson M, Kocabas A, Calixto NE, Grigorenko EL, Huttner A, Chawarska K, Weissman S, Urban AE, Gerstein M, Vaccarino FM. Somatic copy number mosaicism in human skin revealed by induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature 2012, 492: 438-442. PMID: 23160490, PMCID: PMC3532053, DOI: 10.1038/nature11629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Neuron-Specific Role for Autophagy in Antiviral Defense against Herpes Simplex Virus
Yordy B, Iijima N, Huttner A, Leib D, Iwasaki A. A Neuron-Specific Role for Autophagy in Antiviral Defense against Herpes Simplex Virus. Cell Host & Microbe 2012, 12: 334-345. PMID: 22980330, PMCID: PMC3454454, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2012.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsI interferonHSV-1 replicationDorsal root ganglionic neuronsType I IFN treatmentHerpes simplex type 1I IFN treatmentI IFNsHSV-1 infectionHerpes simplex virusNeuron-specific rolesSimplex type 1Type I interferonMucosal epithelial cellsDRG neuronsGanglionic neuronsNeurotropic virusesIFN treatmentSimplex virusViral infectionAntiviral pathwaysViral replicationType 1Antiviral strategiesLittle type INeurons
2011
Diagnosis in a dish: your skin can help your brain
Huttner A, Rakic P. Diagnosis in a dish: your skin can help your brain. Nature Medicine 2011, 17: 1558-1559. PMID: 22146459, DOI: 10.1038/nm.2599.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Chimeric brains generated by intraventricular transplantation of fetal human brain cells into embryonic rats
Brüstle O, Choudhary K, Karram K, Hüttner A, Murray K, Dubois-Dalcq M, McKay R. Chimeric brains generated by intraventricular transplantation of fetal human brain cells into embryonic rats. Nature Biotechnology 1998, 16: 1040-1044. PMID: 9831032, DOI: 10.1038/3481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal human brain cellsCentral nervous systemHuman brain cellsBrain cellsNervous systemEmbryonic ratsNeural cell migrationIntraventricular transplantationCerebral ventricleNeural chimerasFunctional nervous systemChimeric brainsHuman neural developmentNeural developmentRatsCell migrationBrainCellsRodent cellsUnique modelHuman cellsTransplantationAstrocytesVentricleChimerism