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A Case for Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase–Targeted Therapy for Infectious Disease
AUTOIMMUNITY
T Follicular Regulatory Cell–Derived Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 Regulates Production of Autoantibodies and Induction of Systemic Autoimmunity
Fgl2 is a soluble effector molecule highly expressed by TFR cells.
Fgl2 directly binds to B cells and TFH cells, regulating humoral responses.
Fgl2-deficient mice spontaneously develop an inflammatory, lupus-like autoimmunity.
T–B Lymphocyte Interactions Promote Type 1 Diabetes Independently of SLAM-Associated Protein
Unlike autoimmune arthritis, insulitis and T1D develop without SAP.
B cell Ag presentation can drive SAP-deficient T cell proliferation.
SAP−/− NOD mice show intact IFN-γ responses and TFH1 cell pancreatic infiltration.
Screening of a Panel of Low Molecular Weight Compounds That Inhibit Synovial Fibroblast Invasion in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A panel of inhibitors was screened for SFs of RA patients.
Inhibitors for PDGFR, PI3K, and GSK-3 suppressed invasion of SFs from RA patients.
The inhibitors also suppressed migration, proliferation, and IL-6 production from SFs.
CLINICAL AND HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY
A Sequential Two-Step Cell-Based Assay Predicts Immunosuppression-Related Adverse Events
There is currently no clinical tool to measure the immune reserve in patients.
A two-step, cell-based assay is sensitive and specific for over-immunosuppression.
IMMUNE REGULATION
GEF-H1 Is Required for Colchicine Inhibition of Neutrophil Rolling and Recruitment in Mouse Models of Gout
Colchicine induces a neutrophil contractile response in a GEF-H1–dependent manner.
Colchicine induces GEF-H1–dependent inhibition of neutrophil rolling and adhesion.
GEF-H1 is required for colchicine inhibition of neutrophil response to MSU in vivo.
The Clusters of Transcription Factors NFATC2, STAT5, GATA2, AP1, RUNX1 and EGR2 Binding Sites at the Induced Il13 Enhancers Mediate Il13 Gene Transcription in Response to Antigenic Stimulation
Inducible and constitutive enhancers cooperate to generate transcriptional outputs.
Identification of TF binding site clusters is critical in Il13 gene transcription.
IMMUNOGENETICS
Functional Interactions of Common Allotypes of Rhesus Macaque FcγR2A and FcγR3A with Human and Macaque IgG Subclasses
Rhesus FcγR2A allotypes differ in their interactions with different IgG subclasses.
Rhesus FcγR3A allotypes show little variation in IgG subclass interactions.
Human and macaque IgG1 but not IgG2–4 exhibit similar IgG–FcγR interactions.
IMMUNOTHERAPY AND VACCINES
Essential Role of Neutrophils in the Protective Immune Response Induced by a Live Attenuated Leishmania Vaccine
Neutrophils play critical roles in Leishmania vaccine–induced protective immunity.
Depletion of neutrophils impairs Leishmania vaccine efficacy.
TL1A–DR3 Plasma Levels Are Predictive of HIV-1 Disease Control, and DR3 Costimulation Boosts HIV-1–Specific T Cell Responses
DR3 levels are associated with spontaneous in vivo control of HIV.
Upon treatment, TL1A is associated with Tregs and sDR3 with effector CD8 T cells.
DR3 agonists can be used to boost HIV-specific T cell responses in vitro.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND HOST RESPONSE
CD28 Agonism Improves Survival in Immunologically Experienced Septic Mice via IL-10 Released by Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells
Agonism of CD28 improves sepsis mortality in memory but not naive hosts.
CD28 agonism results in enhanced production of IL-10 from Foxp3+ Treg cells in memory mice.
IL-10 is required for the survival benefit of CD28 agonism in septic memory mice.
Control of B Cell Lymphoma by Gammaherpesvirus-Induced Memory CD8 T Cells
Perforin is a dominant control mechanism of B lymphoma in γHV infection.
Immune effector hierarchies differ in control of B lymphoma and γHV replication.
CD4 T cell help is not essential to control B lymphoma in γHV immune mice.
Innate Immune Memory to Repeated Borrelia burgdorferi Exposure Correlates with Murine In Vivo Inflammatory Phenotypes
Cells show immunological learning to prior exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi.
Learned responses differ by cell type and include both training and tolerance.
Learned responses correlate with infectious symptoms observed in murine models.
INNATE IMMUNITY AND INFLAMMATION
Overexpression of Macrophage-Inducible C-Type Lectin Mincle Aggravates Proinflammatory Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae with Fatal Outcome in Mice
The role of Mincle overexpression in bacterial pneumonia is currently unsettled.
Mincle overexpression rendered mice more susceptible to pneumococcal pneumonia.
Mincle receptor expression must be inducible in response to microbial challenge.
IgG Subclasses Shape Cytokine Responses by Human Myeloid Immune Cells through Differential Metabolic Reprogramming
Human IgG subclasses elicit distinct cytokine profiles by myeloid immune cells.
Subclass-specific effects are mediated by distinct metabolic reprogramming by FcγRs.
IgG subclasses provide pathogen- and cell type–specific immunity.
NSUN5 Facilitates Viral RNA Recognition by RIG-I Receptor
NSUN5 effectively restricted RNA virus infection in vitro and in vivo.
NSUN5 acted as a novel RIG-I coreceptor.
NSUN5 synergized the recognition of RNA virus by RIG-I.
Tupaia OASL1 Promotes Cellular Antiviral Immune Responses by Recruiting MDA5 to MAVS
Tupaia OASL1 is critical for RNA virus–induced antiviral signaling transduction.
tOASL1 is associated with mitochondria.
tOASL1 is a positive regulator of type I IFN induction by recruiting tMDA5 to tMAVS.
IL-18 Responsiveness Defines Limitations in Immune Help for Specialized FcRγ– NK Cells
A rare subset of FcRγ– NK cells is highly expanded in chronic HIV-1 infection.
IL-18Rα impairment renders FcRγ– NK cells deficient in helper cell differentiation.
Deficits in IFN-γ due to FcRγ– NK cell expansions lead to inferior NK–DC cross-talk.
Mannose-Binding Lectin Possesses Agglutination Activity and Promotes Opsonophagocytosis of Macrophages with Calreticulin Interaction in an Early Vertebrate
OnMBL was able to bind and agglutinate with pathogens.
OnMBL was able to significantly reduce the proliferation of pathogens.
OnMBL could promote phagocytosis of macrophages with OnCRT interaction.
MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL IMMUNOLOGY
Glycine 236 in the Lower Hinge Region of Human IgG1 Differentiates FcγR from Complement Effector Function
Deletion of Gly236 in human IgG1, naturally lacking in IgG2, silences FcγR.
Deletion of Gly236 has no effect on complement-mediated effector functions.
Data suggest how IgG2 may have lost FcγRI binding during evolution.
SYSTEMS IMMUNOLOGY
Position-Dependent Differential Targeting of Somatic Hypermutation
SHM targeting for a DNA 5-mer motif can differ by position.
Direction of differential targeting conserved across subjects and alleles.
Differential targeting correlates with mutability of wider neighborhood of motifs.
TRANSPLANTATION
Kras-Deficient T Cells Attenuate Graft-versus-Host Disease but Retain Graft-versus-Leukemia Activity
Kras deficiency subtly changes TCR- and IL-6–induced gene expression.
Deletion of Kras in donor T cells dramatically reduces aGVHD but maintains graft-versus-leukemia.
NOVEL IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS
Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody Assay and the Dynamics of Antibody Response over Time in Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Patients with COVID-19
We developed a sensitive total Ab bridging assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 Abs.
The assay reliably detects SARS-CoV-2 Abs also in nonhospitalized patients.
Fewer Abs arise but with similar kinetics compared with hospitalized patients.
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On the cover: Scanning electron microscopy showing neutrophil extracellular trap formation by interaction of centrin gene–deleted Leishmania donovani (LdCen−/−) parasites with neutrophils. Neutrophils isolated from C57BL/6 mice were incubated with LdCen−/−promastigotes for 6 h. Samples were processed for microscopy and imaged with a Hitachi S4700 microscope. Bhattacharya, P., R. Dey, A. Saxena, S. Karmakar, N. Ismail, S. Gannavaram, P. K. Dagur, M. Satoskar, S. Satoskar, S. De Paoli, K. Takeda, J. P. McCoy, Jr., and H. L. Nakhasi. 2020. Essential role of neutrophils in the protective immune response induced by a live attenuated Leishmania vaccine. J. Immunol. 205: 3333–3347.
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