2022
Endogenous Retroviruses Provide Protection Against Vaginal HSV-2 Disease
Jayewickreme R, Mao T, Philbrick W, Kong Y, Treger RS, Lu P, Rakib T, Dong H, Dang-Lawson M, Guild WA, Lau TJ, Iwasaki A, Tokuyama M. Endogenous Retroviruses Provide Protection Against Vaginal HSV-2 Disease. Frontiers In Immunology 2022, 12: 758721. PMID: 35058919, PMCID: PMC8764156, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.758721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHSV-2 infectionHSV-2 diseaseHerpes simplex virus type 2 infectionSimplex virus type 2 infectionEnhanced type I interferonIntravaginal HSV-2 infectionVaginal HSV-2 infectionVirus type 2 infectionEndogenous retrovirusesReceptor-deficient miceType 2 infectionHigh systemic levelsWildtype C57BL/6 miceType I interferonTLR7-/- miceC57BL/6 miceInfectious endogenous retrovirusDeficient miceIntravaginal applicationAntiviral immunityI interferonVaginal tissueDetrimental functionsTLR7Mice
2021
A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice
Mao T, Israelow B, Lucas C, Vogels CBF, Gomez-Calvo ML, Fedorova O, Breban MI, Menasche BL, Dong H, Linehan M, Alpert T, Anderson F, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinich C, Munyenyembe K, Ott I, Petrone M, Rothman J, Watkins A, Wilen C, Landry M, Grubaugh N, Pyle A, Iwasaki A. A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 219: e20211818. PMID: 34757384, PMCID: PMC8590200, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionChronic SARS-CoV-2 infectionVariants of concernLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infection therapyLower respiratory tractPost-exposure treatmentType I interferonSARS-CoV-2Effective medical countermeasuresAdaptive immune systemBroad-spectrum antiviralsContext of infectionSingle doseRespiratory tractViral controlImmunodeficient miceSevere diseaseMouse modelI interferonViral infectionImmune systemInnate immunityDisease preventionConsiderable efficacyEndogenous retroviruses mediate IFN-independent protection against vaginal HSV-2 infection
Tokuyama M, Jayewickreme R, Mao T, Philbrick W, Kong Y, Dong H, Treger R, Rakib T, Iwasaki A. Endogenous retroviruses mediate IFN-independent protection against vaginal HSV-2 infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 20.39-20.39. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.20.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHSV-2 infectionVaginal HSV-2 infectionTight junction proteinsB6 miceVaginal epitheliumHerpes simplex virus type 2 infectionSimplex virus type 2 infectionEnhanced type I interferonIntravaginal HSV-2 infectionVirus type 2 infectionToll-like receptor 7Epithelial tight junction proteinsEndogenous retrovirusesReceptor-deficient miceJunction proteinsType 2 infectionHigh systemic levelsWildtype C57BL/6 miceType I interferonDisease courseC57BL/6 miceInfectious endogenous retrovirusReceptor 7Disease burdenHSV-2
2020
Interferon deficiency can lead to severe COVID
Meffre E, Iwasaki A. Interferon deficiency can lead to severe COVID. Nature 2020, 587: 374-376. PMID: 33139913, DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-03070-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMouse model of SARS-CoV-2 reveals inflammatory role of type I interferon signaling
Israelow B, Song E, Mao T, Lu P, Meir A, Liu F, Alfajaro MM, Wei J, Dong H, Homer RJ, Ring A, Wilen CB, Iwasaki A. Mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 reveals inflammatory role of type I interferon signaling. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 217: e20201241. PMID: 32750141, PMCID: PMC7401025, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsBetacoronavirusCell Line, TumorCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DependovirusDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInflammationInterferon Type ILungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPandemicsParvoviridae InfectionsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Signal TransductionVirus ReplicationConceptsSARS-CoV-2Type I interferonMouse modelI interferonRobust SARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 replicationCOVID-19 patientsSyndrome coronavirus 2Patient-derived virusesSignificant fatality ratePathological findingsInflammatory rolePathological responseEnzyme 2Receptor angiotensinFatality rateVaccine developmentGenetic backgroundViral replicationCoronavirus diseaseMice
2019
Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice
Pi R, Iwasaki A, Sewald X, Mothes W, Uchil PD. Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00930-19. PMID: 31434732, PMCID: PMC6803250, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00930-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopliteal lymph nodesFriend murine leukemia virusInnate immune sensing pathwaysToll-like receptor 7Viral spreadMurine leukemia virusCell-deficient miceType I interferon responseWild-type miceCell populationsType I interferonLeukemia virusRobust virus replicationI interferon responseAntiviral intervention strategiesInfected cell typesSentinel macrophagesAdoptive transferCell typesLymph nodesReceptor 7Virus infectionInnate sensingB cellsI interferon
2018
The interaction between IKKα and LC3 promotes type I interferon production through the TLR9-containing LAPosome
Hayashi K, Taura M, Iwasaki A. The interaction between IKKα and LC3 promotes type I interferon production through the TLR9-containing LAPosome. Science Signaling 2018, 11 PMID: 29717061, PMCID: PMC6462218, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan4144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon regulatory factor 7Autophagy protein LC3Type I IFN productionI interferonI IFN productionMicrotubule-associated proteinsPutative LC3Type I interferon productionEndosomal vesiclesAutophagosome formationNoncanonical autophagyToll-like receptor 9Production of IFNStimulation of TLR9Regulatory factor 7Protein LC3Direct bindingI interferon productionIFN productionEndosomesChain 3Type I interferonKinase IKKαLC3Lap formationA minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice
Linehan MM, Dickey TH, Molinari ES, Fitzgerald ME, Potapova O, Iwasaki A, Pyle AM. A minimal RNA ligand for potent RIG-I activation in living mice. Science Advances 2018, 4: e1701854. PMID: 29492454, PMCID: PMC5821489, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem-loop RNAInterferon-stimulated genesImmune systemPotent synthetic activatorVertebrate immune systemType I interferonInnate immune systemRIG-I receptorRIG-I activationExpression networksRemodeling factorsPotent RIGRNA sequencingSpecific genesRNA ligandsI interferonAntiviral defenseInterferon responseRNA sensorsPolycytidylic acidSynthetic activatorsMiceInterferonGenesRNAType I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection
Yockey LJ, Jurado KA, Arora N, Millet A, Rakib T, Milano KM, Hastings AK, Fikrig E, Kong Y, Horvath TL, Weatherbee S, Kliman HJ, Coyne CB, Iwasaki A. Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection. Science Immunology 2018, 3 PMID: 29305462, PMCID: PMC6049088, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aao1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionZIKV infectionI IFNsI interferonType I interferonGrowth restrictionFetal demiseVirus infectionSevere fetal growth restrictionType I IFNsChorionic villous explantsAdverse fetal outcomesCongenital viral infectionFetal growth restrictionMaternal-fetal barrierType IFunctional type IPlacental damageFetal outcomesPregnancy complicationsEarly pregnancyFetal resorptionZIKV diseasePregnant damsSpontaneous abortion1 Type I Interferon Is Necessary and Sufficient for Alloimmunization to Transfused KEL-Expressing RBCs in Mice
Gibb D, Liu J, Natarajan P, Santhanakrishnan M, Madrid D, Eisenbarth S, Zimring J, Iwasaki A, Hendrickson J. 1 Type I Interferon Is Necessary and Sufficient for Alloimmunization to Transfused KEL-Expressing RBCs in Mice. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2018, 149: s163-s163. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx149.370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIFNα/βAlloimmune responseType I interferonKEL RBCsRBC alloimmunizationWT miceIFNAR1 expressionInflammatory stimuliB cellsI interferonChimeric miceRBC antigensNew transgenic mouse modelCertain inflammatory disordersHuman KEL glycoproteinRed blood cell antigensIFNα/β productionToll-like receptorsInterferon regulatory factor 3Transgenic mouse modelBlood cell antigensRegulatory factor 3Non-hematopoietic cellsIgG alloantibodiesTransfusion protocol
2017
Aging impairs both primary and secondary RIG-I signaling for interferon induction in human monocytes
Molony RD, Nguyen JT, Kong Y, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, Iwasaki A. Aging impairs both primary and secondary RIG-I signaling for interferon induction in human monocytes. Science Signaling 2017, 10 PMID: 29233916, PMCID: PMC6429941, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan2392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType I IFNsI IFNsI interferonOlder adultsIFN inductionRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAcid-inducible gene IHealthy human donorsType I interferonRespiratory influenzaProinflammatory cytokinesVirus infectionType I IFN genesAdult monocytesAntiviral resistanceTranscription factor IRF8IFN responseHuman donorsMonocytesIncreased proteasomal degradationHuman monocytesYoung adultsIRF8 expressionIAV RNAInfected cells
2016
AXL receptor tyrosine kinase is required for T cell priming and antiviral immunity
Schmid ET, Pang IK, Silva E, Bosurgi L, Miner JJ, Diamond MS, Iwasaki A, Rothlin CV. AXL receptor tyrosine kinase is required for T cell priming and antiviral immunity. ELife 2016, 5: e12414. PMID: 27350258, PMCID: PMC4924996, DOI: 10.7554/elife.12414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType I IFNsI IFNsI interferonDendritic cellsIL-1βAntiviral T cell immunityAntiviral adaptive immunityPotent immunosuppressive functionT cell immunityT cell primingInhibition of AXLType I IFN receptorAxl receptor tyrosine kinaseReceptor tyrosine kinase AXLControl of infectionType I interferonI IFN receptorTyrosine kinase AXLDC maturationCell immunityWest Nile virusCell primingImmunosuppressive functionImmunosuppressive effectsAdaptive immunityO-linked sugars sound the alarm
Gopinath S, Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A. O-linked sugars sound the alarm. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 119-120. PMID: 26784258, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3364.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Toll-like receptor 9 trafficking and signaling for type I interferons requires PIKfyve activity
Hayashi K, Sasai M, Iwasaki A. Toll-like receptor 9 trafficking and signaling for type I interferons requires PIKfyve activity. International Immunology 2015, 27: 435-445. PMID: 25925170, PMCID: PMC4560039, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCell MembraneDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndosomesInterferon Type ILysosome-Associated Membrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein TransportSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 7Toll-Like Receptor 9Transcription FactorsVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 3ConceptsDifferent dendritic cell subsetsIFN inductionDendritic cell subsetsInduction of cytokinesType I IFN inductionType I IFNType I interferonI IFN inductionViral nucleic acidsAnti-viral programsTLR9 traffickingCell subsetsTLR9 signalsI IFNI interferonInhibitor treatmentDistinct subcellular membranesRAW264.7 cellsType I interferon (IFN) genesTLR9Distinct endosomal compartmentsInterferon genesTLR traffickingConfocal microscopyInduction
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
2013
ELF4 is critical for induction of type I interferon and the host antiviral response
You F, Wang P, Yang L, Yang G, Zhao YO, Qian F, Walker W, Sutton R, Montgomery R, Lin R, Iwasaki A, Fikrig E. ELF4 is critical for induction of type I interferon and the host antiviral response. Nature Immunology 2013, 14: 1237-1246. PMID: 24185615, PMCID: PMC3939855, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunoblottingInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Regulatory Factor-7Interferon-betaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalProtein BindingReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSurvival AnalysisTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusParvovirus evades interferon-dependent viral control in primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts
Mattei LM, Cotmore SF, Tattersall P, Iwasaki A. Parvovirus evades interferon-dependent viral control in primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Virology 2013, 442: 20-27. PMID: 23676303, PMCID: PMC3767977, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType I IFNsI IFNsI interferonIFN responseAntiviral immune mechanismsType I interferonInnate defense mechanismsMouse embryonic fibroblastsMVMp infectionViral controlImmune mechanismsInnate sensingAntiviral programViral replicationViral sensorsMurine parvovirusPoly (I:C) stimulationVirusEmbryonic fibroblastsType IMiceDefense mechanismsMinute virusMVMpPrimary mouse embryonic fibroblastsCell type-dependent requirement of autophagy in HSV-1 antiviral defense
Yordy B, Iwasaki A. Cell type-dependent requirement of autophagy in HSV-1 antiviral defense. Autophagy 2013, 9: 236-238. PMID: 23095715, PMCID: PMC3552887, DOI: 10.4161/auto.22506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG neuronsAntiviral programI interferonHSV-1Dorsal root ganglion neuronsRobust type I IFN responseType I IFN responseMost viral infectionsAntiviral immune mechanismsAntiviral defenseHSV-1 infectionI IFN responseType I interferonInnate antiviral responseType IGanglion neuronsImmune mechanismsViral controlLess cell deathViral infectionAntiviral responseIFN responseInfection modelAntiviral defense mechanismNeurons
2012
Noncanonical Autophagy Is Required for Type I Interferon Secretion in Response to DNA-Immune Complexes
Henault J, Martinez J, Riggs JM, Tian J, Mehta P, Clarke L, Sasai M, Latz E, Brinkmann MM, Iwasaki A, Coyle AJ, Kolbeck R, Green DR, Sanjuan MA. Noncanonical Autophagy Is Required for Type I Interferon Secretion in Response to DNA-Immune Complexes. Immunity 2012, 37: 986-997. PMID: 23219390, PMCID: PMC3786711, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 9Adaptor protein 3Plasmacytoid dendritic cellsDNA-containing immune complexesI interferonPathogenic DNAMicrotubule-associated proteinsType I interferon secretionIFN-α productionDNA immune complexesPreinitiation complexType I interferonAnti-DNA autoantibodiesNoncanonical autophagyAutophagic pathwayHost DNADendritic cellsAutoimmune disordersReceptor 9Interferon secretionChain 3Immune complexesProtein 3DNAInterferonA 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