2021
Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2
Israelow B, Mao T, Klein J, Song E, Menasche B, Omer SB, Iwasaki A. Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabl4509. PMID: 34623900, PMCID: PMC9047536, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Viral clearanceImmune determinantsMouse modelSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Cellular adaptive immunitySyndrome coronavirus 2Vivo protective capacityVariants of concernMRNA vaccinationHomologous infectionCellular immunityConvalescent miceCoronavirus 2Antibody responsePrimary infectionEffective vaccineAdaptive immunityConfer protectionInfectionNatural infectionProtective capacityClearance
2016
CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2
Shin H, Kumamoto Y, Gopinath S, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13346. PMID: 27827367, PMCID: PMC5105190, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 TRM cellsAntigen-presenting cellsGenital HSV-2 infectionTissue-resident memory CD8HSV-2 infectionTRM cellsDendritic cellsMemory CD8Protective immunityT cellsPopulations of APCsGenital HSV-2Protective immune responseFemale genital tractMHC class IHSV-2Genital tractAntigen presentationImmune responseLamina propriaViral infectionConfer protectionBarrier tissuesClass IInfection