2023
PLSCR1 is a cell-autonomous defence factor against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Xu D, Jiang W, Wu L, Gaudet R, Park E, Su M, Cheppali S, Cheemarla N, Kumar P, Uchil P, Grover J, Foxman E, Brown C, Stansfeld P, Bewersdorf J, Mothes W, Karatekin E, Wilen C, MacMicking J. PLSCR1 is a cell-autonomous defence factor against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature 2023, 619: 819-827. PMID: 37438530, PMCID: PMC10371867, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06322-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal β-barrel domainSpike-mediated fusionCell-autonomous defenseLarge-scale exome sequencingΒ-barrel domainGenome-wide CRISPRSARS-CoV-2 infectionHost cell cytosolScramblase activityPhospholipid scramblaseLive SARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman lung epitheliumPLSCR1SARS-CoV-2 USASingle-molecule switchingSARS-CoV-2 variantsExome sequencingHuman populationRestriction factorsViral RNANew SARS-CoV-2 variantsSARS-CoV-2Robust activityLung epitheliumDefense factors
2021
Complement Plays a Critical Role in Inflammation-Induced Immunoprophylaxis Failure in Mice
Escamilla-Rivera V, Santhanakrishnan M, Liu J, Gibb DR, Forsmo JE, Foxman EF, Eisenbarth SC, Luckey CJ, Zimring JC, Hudson KE, Stowell SR, Hendrickson JE. Complement Plays a Critical Role in Inflammation-Induced Immunoprophylaxis Failure in Mice. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 704072. PMID: 34249009, PMCID: PMC8270673, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.704072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunoprophylaxis failureRed blood cellsRBC transfusionComplement receptorsHuman KEL glycoproteinB cell activation thresholdWild-type micePresence of complementMurine red blood cellsTwo-hit modelRecipient inflammationIgG alloantibodiesInflammatory monocytesAdaptive immunityType miceB cellsRecipient complementTranslational relevanceKey cellsTransfusionMiceBlood cellsImmunoprophylaxis efficacyBaseline stateActivation threshold
2020
An in vivo atlas of host–pathogen transcriptomes during Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization and disease
D’Mello A, Riegler AN, Martínez E, Beno SM, Ricketts TD, Foxman EF, Orihuela CJ, Tettelin H. An in vivo atlas of host–pathogen transcriptomes during Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization and disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 33507-33518. PMID: 33318198, PMCID: PMC7777036, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2010428117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStreptococcus pneumoniae colonizationHost gene expression profilesHost defense pathwaysOrgan damagePneumoniae colonizationProinflammatory responseInvasive diseaseAnatomical sitesTherapeutic targetInterferon responseDisease statesDiseaseGene expression profilesLungOrgan-specific mannerVivoPneumoniaPathogenesisKidneyBloodResponsePoly(I:C) causes failure of immunoprophylaxis to red blood cells expressing the KEL glycoprotein in mice
Escamilla-Rivera V, Liu J, Gibb DR, Santhanakrishnan M, Liu D, Forsmo JE, Eisenbarth S, Foxman EF, Stowell SR, Luckey CJ, Zimring JC, Hudson KE, Hendrickson J. Poly(I:C) causes failure of immunoprophylaxis to red blood cells expressing the KEL glycoprotein in mice. Blood 2020, 135: 1983-1993. PMID: 32266378, PMCID: PMC7256361, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020005018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalErythroblastosis, FetalErythrocyte TransfusionErythrocytesFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveInterferon Type IIsoantigensKell Blood-Group SystemMembrane GlycoproteinsMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPhagocytosisPoly I-CPregnancyConceptsRed blood cellsSerum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Blood cellsHuman KEL glycoproteinPolyinosinic-polycytidilic acidTransfused red blood cellsType 1 IFNType I IFN receptorChemoattractant protein-1Type 1 interferonI IFN receptorMurine red blood cellsRecipient CD4Recipient inflammationIFN administrationSerum cytokinesInflammatory monocytesRecipient treatmentInterleukin-6Hemolytic diseaseT cellsMurine modelAlloimmunizationKnockout mice
2016
Early local immune defences in the respiratory tract
Iwasaki A, Foxman EF, Molony RD. Early local immune defences in the respiratory tract. Nature Reviews Immunology 2016, 17: 7-20. PMID: 27890913, PMCID: PMC5480291, DOI: 10.1038/nri.2016.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tractImmune responseDendritic cellsType 2 immune responsesType 1 immune responsePlasmacytoid dendritic cellsEpithelial cellsTissue-resident lymphocytesLower respiratory tractType of infectionUpper respiratory tractAirway epithelial cellsLocal immune defensePattern recognition receptorsAntimicrobial host defenseLymphoid cell typesCell typesRespiratory infectionsEffector cellsSecrete cytokinesAllergen resultsInnate sensorsMast cellsAirway cellsPathological inflammation
2015
Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Fitzgerald ME, Wasik BR, Hou L, Zhao H, Turner PE, Pyle AM, Iwasaki A. Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 827-832. PMID: 25561542, PMCID: PMC4311828, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411030112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway cellsCommon cold virusViral replicationIFN inductionRecombinant type I IFNMouse airway epithelial cellsCold virusAirway epithelial cellsInduction of ISGsType I IFNPrimary airway cellsCore body temperatureType IAntiviral defense responseLike receptorsI IFNNasal cavityMAVS proteinHuman rhinovirusSustained increaseInnate defensePoly IGenetic deficiencyRobust inductionRhinovirus
2002
Inflammatory Mediators in Uveitis: Differential Induction of Cytokines and Chemokines in Th1- Versus Th2-Mediated Ocular Inflammation
Foxman EF, Zhang M, Hurst SD, Muchamuel T, Shen D, Wawrousek EF, Chan CC, Gery I. Inflammatory Mediators in Uveitis: Differential Induction of Cytokines and Chemokines in Th1- Versus Th2-Mediated Ocular Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 168: 2483-2492. PMID: 11859142, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.5.2483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune uveoretinitisOcular inflammationAutoimmune uveoretinitisInflammatory mediatorsInflamed eyesChemokine receptorsMouse eyeAg-specific Th1Chemokine mRNA productionInflammation-related moleculesRetinal pigment epithelium cellsPotential therapeutic targetRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epithelium cellsReal-time RT-PCRMultiplicity of mediatorsTime RT-PCRAdoptive transferInfiltrating leukocytesUpstream cytokinesTh cellsVision lossLaser capture microdissectionTh2 cellsChemokine transcripts
1998
Chemotaxis Assays for Eukaryotic Cells
Zigmond S, Foxman E, Segall J. Chemotaxis Assays for Eukaryotic Cells. Current Protocols In Cell Biology 1998, 00: 12.1.1-12.1.29. PMID: 18228315, DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb1201s00.Peer-Reviewed Original Research