2016
Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Vanaja K, Levchenko A, Iwasaki A. Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 8496-8501. PMID: 27402752, PMCID: PMC4968739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601942113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-independent mechanismsEpithelial cellsHost defense strategiesHost cell deathIFN inductionHuman bronchial epithelial cellsReduced virus productionCommon cold virusInfected epithelial cellsB-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) overexpressionBronchial epithelial cellsDiverse stimuliViral replicationAntiviral pathwaysCell deathH1-HeLa cellsTemperature-dependent replicationCell typesSingle replication cycleTemperature-dependent growthReplication cycleWarmer temperaturesCool temperaturesDefense strategiesType 1 IFN response
2014
Apoptotic Caspases Prevent the Induction of Type I Interferons by Mitochondrial DNA
Rongvaux A, Jackson R, Harman CC, Li T, West AP, de Zoete MR, Wu Y, Yordy B, Lakhani SA, Kuan CY, Taniguchi T, Shadel GS, Chen ZJ, Iwasaki A, Flavell RA. Apoptotic Caspases Prevent the Induction of Type I Interferons by Mitochondrial DNA. Cell 2014, 159: 1563-1577. PMID: 25525875, PMCID: PMC4272443, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membrane permeabilizationCell deathOuter membrane permeabilizationType I interferonDNA-dependent activationCaspase-dependent mannerI interferonCGAS/STING pathwayMitochondrial DNAApoptotic caspasesMembrane permeabilizationActive caspasesProapoptotic caspasesMitochondriaCaspasesSTING pathwayIFN responseAntiviral immunityCentral roleDual controlPathwayProinflammatory typeInductionCellsActivation
2009
Inflammasomes in viral infection
Ichinohe T, Iwasaki A. Inflammasomes in viral infection. Uirusu 2009, 59: 13. PMID: 19927984, DOI: 10.2222/jsv.59.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNOD-like receptorsProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1betaRole of inflammasomesInfluenza virus infectionCytokine interleukin-1betaInnate immune responseCaspase-1 activationIL-33IL-18NLRP3 inflammasomeVirus infectionImmune responseInterleukin-1betaAdaptive immunityInflammasome activationMicrobial motifsDamage-associated signalsViral infectionInflammasomeMultiprotein complexesAdaptor proteinInfectionCertain virusesCell deathIntracellular sensors
2008
The autophagy gene ATG5 plays an essential role in B lymphocyte development
Miller BC, Zhao Z, Stephenson LM, Cadwell K, Pua HH, Lee HK, Mizushima NN, Iwasaki A, He YW, Swat W, Virgin HW. The autophagy gene ATG5 plays an essential role in B lymphocyte development. Autophagy 2008, 4: 309-314. PMID: 18188005, DOI: 10.4161/auto.5474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell developmentCell developmentGene ATG5Pre-B cell transitionB lymphocyte developmentDeletion of Atg5Fetal liver progenitorsAutophagy gene ATG5B cell survivalCell lineagesCell transitionLymphocyte developmentCell survivalB-1a B cellsCell deathCre-loxP technologyCytoplasmic constituentsATG5Liver progenitorsEssential roleSignificant defectsB cellsDiscrete stagesCell numberCells