2012
Autophagy and selective deployment of Atg proteins in antiviral defense
Yordy B, Tal MC, Hayashi K, Arojo O, Iwasaki A. Autophagy and selective deployment of Atg proteins in antiviral defense. International Immunology 2012, 25: 1-10. PMID: 23042773, PMCID: PMC3534236, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxs101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutophagy machineryAtg proteinsAntiviral defenseViral pathogen-associated molecular patternsPathogen-associated molecular patternsEukaryotic cellsCellular homeostasisCanonical autophagyViral replication sitesMajor histocompatibility complex presentationIntracellular transportAntiviral proteinCytosolic componentsRegulatory functionsEndolysosomal compartmentsReplication sitesAutophagyMachineryMolecular patternsDiverse repertoireIntracellular materialProteinToll-like receptorsViral antigen processingSelective targeting
2009
Autophagy and Innate Recognition Systems
Tal MC, Iwasaki A. Autophagy and Innate Recognition Systems. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2009, 335: 107-121. PMID: 19802562, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00302-8_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutophagic machineryInnate immune systemDouble-membrane structureViral replication complexProcess of autophagyImportant physiological processesInduction of autophagyInnate recognition systemsCellular homeostasisReplication complexPattern recognition receptorsAutophagy pathwayLysosomal degradationPhysiological processesCytosolic constituentsEfficient phagocytosisInnate pattern recognition receptorsRNA virusesAutophagyCytosolic sensorsKey moleculesExtracellular pathogensRecognition receptorsImmune systemViral sensors
2008
Autophagy and antiviral immunity
Lee HK, Iwasaki A. Autophagy and antiviral immunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 2008, 20: 23-29. PMID: 18262399, PMCID: PMC2271118, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2008.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral infectionViral replicationAdaptive antiviral immune responsesEndogenous viral antigensCD4 T cellsMHC class II loading compartmentsAntiviral immune responseCritical effector mechanismAdaptive immune systemViral antigensEffector mechanismsT cellsImmune responseAntiviral immunityImmune systemLoading compartmentCertain virusesInfectionAutophagyRecent studiesCellsAntigenImmunityCellular homeostasis