Authors:Menné C, Lauritsen JP, Dietrich J, Kastrup J, Wegener AM, Odum N, Geisler C
Journal:J Immunol
PubMed ID:10975817
The TCR is a constitutively recycling receptor meaning that a constant fraction of TCR from the plasma membrane is transported inside the cell at the same time as a constant fraction of TCR from the intracellular pool is transported to the plasma membrane. TCR recycling is affected by protein kinase ... More
A Two-Cell Model for IL-1ß Release Mediated by Death-Receptor Signaling.
Authors:Donado CA, Cao AB, Simmons DP, Croker BA, Brennan PJ, Brenner MB
Journal:Cell Rep
PubMed ID:32268091
'Interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) is a key orchestrator of anti-microbial immunity whose secretion is typically dependent on activation of inflammasomes. However, many pathogens have evolved strategies to evade inflammasome activation. Here we describe an alternative, two-cell model for IL-1ß release where invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells use the death receptor pathway ... More
Translational assessment of a genetic engineering methodology to improve islet function for transplantation.
Authors:van Krieken PP, Voznesenskaya A, Dicker A, Xiong Y, Park JH, Lee JI, Ilegems E, Berggren PO
Journal:EBioMedicine
PubMed ID:31262716
The functional quality of insulin-secreting islet beta cells is a major factor determining the outcome of clinical transplantations for diabetes. It is therefore of importance to develop methodological strategies aiming at optimizing islet cell function prior to transplantation. In this study we propose a synthetic biology approach to genetically engineer ... More
Downregulation of A20 Expression Increases the Immune Response and Apoptosis and Reduces Virus Production in Cells Infected by the Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
Authors:Martín-Vicente M, González-Sanz R, Cuesta I, Monzón S, Resino S, Martínez I
Journal:Vaccines (Basel)
PubMed ID:32102364
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) causes severe lower respiratory tract infections in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised adults. Regulation of the immune response against HRSV is crucial to limiting virus replication and immunopathology. The A20/TNFAIP3 protein is a negative regulator of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) and interferon regulatory factors ... More