2021
KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements
Zhang SM, Cai WL, Liu X, Thakral D, Luo J, Chan LH, McGeary MK, Song E, Blenman KRM, Micevic G, Jessel S, Zhang Y, Yin M, Booth CJ, Jilaveanu LB, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg MW, Yan Q. KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements. Nature 2021, 598: 682-687. PMID: 34671158, PMCID: PMC8555464, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03994-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticGene SilencingHeterochromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansInterferon Type IJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMaleMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroelementsTumor EscapeConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune evasionCheckpoint blockadeImmune responseAnti-tumor immune responseRobust adaptive immune responseTumor immune evasionAnti-tumor immunityAdaptive immune responsesType I interferon responseDNA-sensing pathwayMouse melanoma modelImmunotherapy resistanceMost patientsCurrent immunotherapiesTumor immunogenicityImmune memoryMelanoma modelCytosolic RNA sensingRole of KDM5BConsiderable efficacyInterferon responseImmunotherapyEpigenetic therapyBlockade
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 microscopyInductionMitochondrial DNA stress primes the antiviral innate immune response
West AP, Khoury-Hanold W, Staron M, Tal MC, Pineda CM, Lang SM, Bestwick M, Duguay BA, Raimundo N, MacDuff DA, Kaech SM, Smiley JR, Means RE, Iwasaki A, Shadel GS. Mitochondrial DNA stress primes the antiviral innate immune response. Nature 2015, 520: 553-557. PMID: 25642965, PMCID: PMC4409480, DOI: 10.1038/nature14156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 virus
2003
Toll-like Receptor 9–mediated Recognition of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Lund J, Sato A, Akira S, Medzhitov R, Iwasaki A. Toll-like Receptor 9–mediated Recognition of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 198: 513-520. PMID: 12900525, PMCID: PMC2194085, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBone Marrow CellsCpG IslandsDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndosomesFemaleHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansInterferon-alphaMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Receptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsHerpes simplex virus 2Plasmacytoid dendritic cellsIFN-alpha secretionToll-like receptorsSimplex virus 2Dendritic cellsIFN-alphaI interferonToll-like receptor 9Virus 2Adaptor molecule MyD88Type I interferonHSV-2 DNADose-dependent mannerMouse bone marrowMolecule MyD88Receptor 9Knockout miceBone marrowTLR9Potent secretorsSecretionOligonucleotide treatmentVirus recognitionBafilomycin A1