2017
TAM Receptors Are Not Required for Zika Virus Infection in Mice
Hastings AK, Yockey LJ, Jagger BW, Hwang J, Uraki R, Gaitsch HF, Parnell LA, Cao B, Mysorekar IU, Rothlin CV, Fikrig E, Diamond MS, Iwasaki A. TAM Receptors Are Not Required for Zika Virus Infection in Mice. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 558-568. PMID: 28423319, PMCID: PMC5485843, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTAM receptorsZika virusAbsence of IFNARGlobal public health concernNon-pregnant miceZika virus infectionAdult female micePublic health concernZIKV entryZIKV infectionFemale miceViral inoculationZIKV replicationMertk (TAM) receptorsYoung miceVirus infectionEntry receptorViral titersViral replicationCell tropismInfectionHealth concernMiceAxlReceptors
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 immunity
2009
Regulation of Immature Dendritic Cell Migration by RhoA Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Arhgef5*
Wang Z, Kumamoto Y, Wang P, Gan X, Lehmann D, Smrcka AV, Cohn L, Iwasaki A, Li L, Wu D. Regulation of Immature Dendritic Cell Migration by RhoA Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Arhgef5*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 28599-28606. PMID: 19713215, PMCID: PMC2781403, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.047282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsBone marrow-derived mature dendritic cellsMigration of DCsAllergic airway inflammationImmature dendritic cellsMature dendritic cellsDendritic cell migrationRAW264.7 cell lineHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsAirway inflammationShort hairpin RNALymph nodesEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsB lymphocytesActivation of RhoALeukocyte chemotaxisKidney 293 cellsMouse linesMouse macrophagesHairpin RNACell linesVivo roleCell migrationChemotaxisARHGEF5