2014
An ENU-induced splicing mutation reveals a role for Unc93b1 in early immune cell activation following influenza A H1N1 infection
Lafferty EI, Flaczyk A, Angers I, Homer R, d'Hennezel E, Malo D, Piccirillo CA, Vidal SM, Qureshi ST. An ENU-induced splicing mutation reveals a role for Unc93b1 in early immune cell activation following influenza A H1N1 infection. Genes & Immunity 2014, 15: 320-332. PMID: 24848930, PMCID: PMC4978536, DOI: 10.1038/gene.2014.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChemokine CXCL10EndosomesEthylnitrosoureaImmunity, InnateInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaL-SelectinLungLymphocyte ActivationMacrophage ActivationMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsEndosomal TLRsImmune responseEndosomal Toll-like receptorsInfluenza A/PR/8/34Expression of CXCL10Toll-like receptorsImmune cell activationCD69 activation markerInnate immune responseHuman infectious diseasesViral clearanceActivation markersInfected lungsRespiratory pathogensTLR responsesT cellsLymphoid cellsCell activationTissue pathologyInfectious diseasesMouse strainsInfectionExudate macrophagesReduced expressionUNC93B1
2004
Regulation of pulmonary fibrosis by chemokine receptor CXCR3
Jiang D, Liang J, Hodge J, Lu B, Zhu Z, Yu S, Fan J, Gao Y, Yin Z, Homer R, Gerard C, Noble PW. Regulation of pulmonary fibrosis by chemokine receptor CXCR3. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 114: 291-299. PMID: 15254596, PMCID: PMC449741, DOI: 10.1172/jci16861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCXC chemokine receptor 3Lung NK cellsCXCR3-deficient miceIFN-gamma productionLung injuryIFN-gammaEnhanced fibrosisNK cellsWT miceChemokine receptors CXC chemokine receptor 3Chemokine MIG/CXCL9Endogenous IFN-gamma productionI-TAC/CXCL11IP-10/CXCL10Inflammatory cell recruitmentProgressive interstitial fibrosisChemokine receptor 3Exogenous IFN-gammaExpression of CXCL10MIG/CXCL9CXCR3 deficiencyAdoptive transferPulmonary injuryLymph nodesPulmonary fibrosis