Noordegraaf Madelon, Flacher Vincent, Stoitzner Patrizia, Clausen Björn E
Functional redundancy of Langerhans cells and Langerin+ dermal dendritic cells in contact hypersensitivity Journal Article
In: The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 130, no. 12, pp. 2752–2759, 2010, ISSN: 1523-1747.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animal, Animals, Antigen, Antigens, C-Type, CHS, contact, CONTACT HYPERSENSITIVITY, Dendritic Cells, DEPLETION, DERMAL DENDRITIC CELLS, Dermatitis, DERMIS, Diphtheria Toxin, Disease Models, Epidermis, function, Gene Knock-In Techniques, Genetics, Growth, HAPTEN, Haptens, Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor, Hypersensitivity, Immunology, Inbred C57BL, INDUCTION, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, LACKING, Langerhans Cells, LECTIN, Lectins, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, Mannose-Binding Lectins, metabolism, Mice, mouse, Mutant Strains, Organ Culture Techniques, pathology, Peptides, Poisons, Protein, Proteins, RESPONSES, signaling, Skin, Surface, Team-Mueller, Toxicity
@article{noordegraaf_functional_2010,
title = {Functional redundancy of Langerhans cells and Langerin+ dermal dendritic cells in contact hypersensitivity},
author = {Madelon Noordegraaf and Vincent Flacher and Patrizia Stoitzner and Björn E Clausen},
doi = {10.1038/jid.2010.223},
issn = {1523-1747},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-12-01},
journal = {The Journal of Investigative Dermatology},
volume = {130},
number = {12},
pages = {2752--2759},
abstract = {The relative roles of Langerhans cells (LC), dermal dendritic cells (DC), and, in particular, the recently discovered Langerin(+) dermal DC subset in the induction and control of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) responses remain controversial. Using an inducible mouse model, in which LC and other Langerin(+) DC can be depleted by injection of diphtheria toxin, we previously reported impaired transport of topically applied antigen to draining lymph nodes and reduced CHS in the absence of all Langerin(+) skin DC. In this study, we demonstrate that mice with a selective depletion of LC exhibit attenuated CHS only upon sensitization with a low hapten dose but not with a high hapten dose. In contrast, when painting a higher concentration of hapten onto the skin, which leads to increased antigen dissemination into the dermis, CHS is still diminished in mice lacking all Langerin(+) skin DC. Taken together, these data suggest that the magnitude of a CHS reaction depends on the number of skin DC, which have access to the hapten, rather than on the presence or absence of a particular skin DC population. LC and (Langerin(+)) dermal DC thus seem to have a redundant function in regulating CHS.},
keywords = {Animal, Animals, Antigen, Antigens, C-Type, CHS, contact, CONTACT HYPERSENSITIVITY, Dendritic Cells, DEPLETION, DERMAL DENDRITIC CELLS, Dermatitis, DERMIS, Diphtheria Toxin, Disease Models, Epidermis, function, Gene Knock-In Techniques, Genetics, Growth, HAPTEN, Haptens, Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor, Hypersensitivity, Immunology, Inbred C57BL, INDUCTION, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, LACKING, Langerhans Cells, LECTIN, Lectins, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, Mannose-Binding Lectins, metabolism, Mice, mouse, Mutant Strains, Organ Culture Techniques, pathology, Peptides, Poisons, Protein, Proteins, RESPONSES, signaling, Skin, Surface, Team-Mueller, Toxicity},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Flacher Vincent, Sparber Florian, Tripp Christoph H, Romani Nikolaus, Stoitzner Patrizia
Targeting of epidermal Langerhans cells with antigenic proteins: attempts to harness their properties for immunotherapy Journal Article
In: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy: CII, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 1137–1147, 2009, ISSN: 1432-0851.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Active, Animals, Antibodies, antibody, Antigen, Antigens, BLOOD, C-Type, cancer, CD, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD4+ T cells, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD8+ T cells, Dendritic Cells, DERMATOLOGY, DERMIS, Epidermis, Growth, Human, Humans, immune response, IMMUNE-RESPONSES, Immunization, Immunology, Immunotherapy, in situ, In vivo, Inbred BALB C, Inbred C57BL, INDUCTION, Langerhans Cells, LECTIN, Lectins, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, Major Histocompatibility Complex, Mannose-Binding Lectins, metabolism, methods, MHC class I, MHC class I molecules, Mice, Neoplasm, Neoplasms, OVALBUMIN, Patients, PROGENITORS, Protein, Proteins, RESPONSES, review, Skin, T CELLS, T-CELLS, Team-Mueller, therapy, tumor
@article{flacher_targeting_2009,
title = {Targeting of epidermal Langerhans cells with antigenic proteins: attempts to harness their properties for immunotherapy},
author = {Vincent Flacher and Florian Sparber and Christoph H Tripp and Nikolaus Romani and Patrizia Stoitzner},
doi = {10.1007/s00262-008-0563-9},
issn = {1432-0851},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-07-01},
journal = {Cancer immunology, immunotherapy: CII},
volume = {58},
number = {7},
pages = {1137--1147},
abstract = {Langerhans cells, a subset of skin dendritic cells in the epidermis, survey peripheral tissue for invading pathogens. In recent functional studies it was proven that Langerhans cells can present exogenous antigen not merely on major histocompatibility complexes (MHC)-class II molecules to CD4+ T cells, but also on MHC-class I molecules to CD8+ T cells. Immune responses against topically applied antigen could be measured in skin-draining lymph nodes. Skin barrier disruption or co-application of adjuvants was required for maximal induction of T cell responses. Cytotoxic T cells induced by topically applied antigen inhibited tumor growth in vivo, thus underlining the potential of Langerhans cells for immunotherapy. Here we review recent work and report novel observations relating to the potential use of Langerhans cells for immunotherapy. We investigated the potential of epicutaneous immunization strategies in which resident skin dendritic cells are loaded with tumor antigen in situ. This contrasts with current clinical approaches, where dendritic cells generated from progenitors in blood are loaded with tumor antigen ex vivo before injection into cancer patients. In the current study, we applied either fluorescently labeled protein antigen or targeting antibodies against DEC-205/CD205 and langerin/CD207 topically onto barrier-disrupted skin and examined antigen capture and transport by Langerhans cells. Protein antigen could be detected in Langerhans cells in situ, and they were the main skin dendritic cell subset transporting antigen during emigration from skin explants. Potent in vivo proliferative responses of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were measured after epicutaneous immunization with low amounts of protein antigen. Targeting antibodies were mainly transported by langerin+ migratory dendritic cells of which the majority represented migratory Langerhans cells and a smaller subset the new langerin+ dermal dendritic cell population located in the upper dermis. The preferential capture of topically applied antigen by Langerhans cells and their ability to induce potent CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses emphasizes their potential for epicutaneous immunization strategies.},
keywords = {Active, Animals, Antibodies, antibody, Antigen, Antigens, BLOOD, C-Type, cancer, CD, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD4+ T cells, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD8+ T cells, Dendritic Cells, DERMATOLOGY, DERMIS, Epidermis, Growth, Human, Humans, immune response, IMMUNE-RESPONSES, Immunization, Immunology, Immunotherapy, in situ, In vivo, Inbred BALB C, Inbred C57BL, INDUCTION, Langerhans Cells, LECTIN, Lectins, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, Major Histocompatibility Complex, Mannose-Binding Lectins, metabolism, methods, MHC class I, MHC class I molecules, Mice, Neoplasm, Neoplasms, OVALBUMIN, Patients, PROGENITORS, Protein, Proteins, RESPONSES, review, Skin, T CELLS, T-CELLS, Team-Mueller, therapy, tumor},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Fraiture Malou, Baxter Richard H G, Steinert Stefanie, Chelliah Yogarany, Frolet Cécile, Quispe-Tintaya Wilber, Hoffmann Jules A, Blandin Stéphanie A, Levashina Elena A
Two mosquito LRR proteins function as complement control factors in the TEP1-mediated killing of Plasmodium Journal Article
In: Cell Host Microbe, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 273–284, 2009, ISSN: 1934-6069.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Anopheles, APL1, Biological, blandin, Complement System Proteins, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Immunologic Factors, LRIM1, M3i, Models, Plasmodium, Protein Binding, Proteins, TEP1
@article{fraiture_two_2009,
title = {Two mosquito LRR proteins function as complement control factors in the TEP1-mediated killing of Plasmodium},
author = {Malou Fraiture and Richard H G Baxter and Stefanie Steinert and Yogarany Chelliah and Cécile Frolet and Wilber Quispe-Tintaya and Jules A Hoffmann and Stéphanie A Blandin and Elena A Levashina},
doi = {10.1016/j.chom.2009.01.005},
issn = {1934-6069},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-03-01},
journal = {Cell Host Microbe},
volume = {5},
number = {3},
pages = {273--284},
abstract = {Plasmodium development within Anopheles mosquitoes is a vulnerable step in the parasite transmission cycle, and targeting this step represents a promising strategy for malaria control. The thioester-containing complement-like protein TEP1 and two leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins, LRIM1 and APL1, have been identified as major mosquito factors that regulate parasite loads. Here, we show that LRIM1 and APL1 are required for binding of TEP1 to parasites. RNAi silencing of the LRR-encoding genes results in deposition of TEP1 on Anopheles tissues, thereby depleting TEP1 from circulation in the hemolymph and impeding its binding to Plasmodium. LRIM1 and APL1 not only stabilize circulating TEP1, they also stabilize each other prior to their interaction with TEP1. Our results indicate that three major antiparasitic factors in mosquitoes jointly function as a complement-like system in parasite killing, and they reveal a role for LRR proteins as complement control factors.},
keywords = {Animals, Anopheles, APL1, Biological, blandin, Complement System Proteins, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Immunologic Factors, LRIM1, M3i, Models, Plasmodium, Protein Binding, Proteins, TEP1},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Kwan Wing-Hong, Navarro-Sanchez Erika, Dumortier Hélène, Decossas Marion, Vachon Hortense, dos Santos Flavia Barreto, Fridman Hervé W, Rey Félix A, Harris Eva, Despres Philippe, Mueller Christopher G
Dermal-type macrophages expressing CD209/DC-SIGN show inherent resistance to dengue virus growth Journal Article
In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases, vol. 2, no. 10, pp. e311, 2008, ISSN: 1935-2735.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adhesion, adhesion molecules, C-Type, Cell Adhesion, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cell Line, Cell Surface, Cells, Chemistry, Cultured, Dendritic Cells, Dengue, Dengue virus, Gene Expression, Genetics, GLYCOPROTEIN, Growth, growth & development, Humans, ICAM-3, IFN ALPHA, IL-10, IL10, IMMATURE, Immunology, in situ, infection, LECTIN, Lectins, Macrophage, Macrophages, metabolism, METHOD, methods, monocyte, Monocytes, myeloid dendritic cells, pathogenesis, Phagosomes, PRODUCTION, Protein, Protein Binding, Proteins, Receptor, Receptors, Resistance, Skin, Team-Mueller, Viral Envelope Proteins, virology, virus
@article{kwan_dermal-type_2008b,
title = {Dermal-type macrophages expressing CD209/DC-SIGN show inherent resistance to dengue virus growth},
author = {Wing-Hong Kwan and Erika Navarro-Sanchez and Hélène Dumortier and Marion Decossas and Hortense Vachon and Flavia Barreto dos Santos and Hervé W Fridman and Félix A Rey and Eva Harris and Philippe Despres and Christopher G Mueller},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0000311},
issn = {1935-2735},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-10-01},
journal = {PLoS neglected tropical diseases},
volume = {2},
number = {10},
pages = {e311},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: An important question in dengue pathogenesis is the identity of immune cells involved in the control of dengue virus infection at the site of the mosquito bite. There is evidence that infection of immature myeloid dendritic cells plays a crucial role in dengue pathogenesis and that the interaction of the viral envelope E glycoprotein with CD209/DC-SIGN is a key element for their productive infection. Dermal macrophages express CD209, yet little is known about their role in dengue virus infection.
METHODS AND FINDINGS: Here, we showed that dermal macrophages bound recombinant envelope E glycoprotein fused to green fluorescent protein. Because dermal macrophages stain for IL-10 in situ, we generated dermal-type macrophages from monocytes in the presence of IL-10 to study their infection by dengue virus. The macrophages were able to internalize the virus, but progeny virus production was undetectable in the infected cells. In addition, no IFN-alpha was produced in response to the virus. The inability of dengue virus to grow in the macrophages was attributable to accumulation of internalized virus particles into poorly-acidified phagosomes.
CONCLUSIONS: Aborting infection by viral sequestration in early phagosomes would present a novel means to curb infection of enveloped virus and may constitute a prime defense system to prevent dengue virus spread shortly after the bite of the infected mosquito.},
keywords = {Adhesion, adhesion molecules, C-Type, Cell Adhesion, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cell Line, Cell Surface, Cells, Chemistry, Cultured, Dendritic Cells, Dengue, Dengue virus, Gene Expression, Genetics, GLYCOPROTEIN, Growth, growth & development, Humans, ICAM-3, IFN ALPHA, IL-10, IL10, IMMATURE, Immunology, in situ, infection, LECTIN, Lectins, Macrophage, Macrophages, metabolism, METHOD, methods, monocyte, Monocytes, myeloid dendritic cells, pathogenesis, Phagosomes, PRODUCTION, Protein, Protein Binding, Proteins, Receptor, Receptors, Resistance, Skin, Team-Mueller, Viral Envelope Proteins, virology, virus},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Goto Akira, Matsushita Kazufumi, Gesellchen Viola, Chamy Laure El, Kuttenkeuler David, Takeuchi Osamu, Hoffmann Jules A, Akira Shizuo, Boutros Michael, Reichhart Jean-Marc
Akirins are highly conserved nuclear proteins required for NF-kappaB-dependent gene expression in drosophila and mice Journal Article
In: Nat. Immunol., vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 97–104, 2008, ISSN: 1529-2916.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Cell Line, Embryo, Fibroblasts, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Interleukin-1beta, M3i, Mammalian, Mice, NF-kappa B, Nuclear Proteins, Proteins, reichhart, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors, transgenic, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
@article{goto_akirins_2008,
title = {Akirins are highly conserved nuclear proteins required for NF-kappaB-dependent gene expression in drosophila and mice},
author = {Akira Goto and Kazufumi Matsushita and Viola Gesellchen and Laure El Chamy and David Kuttenkeuler and Osamu Takeuchi and Jules A Hoffmann and Shizuo Akira and Michael Boutros and Jean-Marc Reichhart},
doi = {10.1038/ni1543},
issn = {1529-2916},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-01},
journal = {Nat. Immunol.},
volume = {9},
number = {1},
pages = {97--104},
abstract = {During a genome-wide screen with RNA-mediated interference, we isolated CG8580 as a gene involved in the innate immune response of Drosophila melanogaster. CG8580, which we called Akirin, encoded a protein that acted in parallel with the NF-kappaB transcription factor downstream of the Imd pathway and was required for defense against Gram-negative bacteria. Akirin is highly conserved, and the human genome contains two homologs, one of which was able to rescue the loss-of-function phenotype in drosophila cells. Akirins were strictly localized to the nucleus. Knockout of both Akirin homologs in mice showed that one had an essential function downstream of the Toll-like receptor, tumor necrosis factor and interleukin (IL)-1beta signaling pathways leading to the production of IL-6. Thus, Akirin is a conserved nuclear factor required for innate immune responses.},
keywords = {Animals, Cell Line, Embryo, Fibroblasts, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Interleukin-1beta, M3i, Mammalian, Mice, NF-kappa B, Nuclear Proteins, Proteins, reichhart, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors, transgenic, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Durand Stéphanie H, Flacher Vincent, Roméas Annick, Carrouel Florence, Colomb Evelyne, Vincent Claude, Magloire Henry, Couble Marie-Lise, Bleicher Françoise, Staquet Marie-Jeanne, Lebecque Serge, Farges Jean-Christophe
In: Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950), vol. 176, no. 5, pp. 2880–2887, 2006, ISSN: 0022-1767.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Activation, Analysis, bacteria, Biosynthesis, BLOOD, Blood Vessels, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Chemistry, chemokines, COLLAGEN, Cultured, CXCL10, cytology, Dendritic Cells, DENTAL PULP, Dentin, development, Down-Regulation, Expression, extracellular, EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, function, Gene, Gene Expression, Genes, Genetics, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Human, Humans, IMMATURE, Immunology, IN VITRO, In vivo, Innate immune response, lipopolysaccharide, Lipopolysaccharides, metabolism, migration, Odontoblasts, Organ Culture Techniques, Pharmacology, physiology, PRODUCTION, Protein, Proteins, Receptor, recognition, synthesis, Team-Mueller, Teichoic Acids, TLR7, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Up-Regulation
@article{durand_lipoteichoic_2006,
title = {Lipoteichoic acid increases TLR and functional chemokine expression while reducing dentin formation in in vitro differentiated human odontoblasts},
author = {Stéphanie H Durand and Vincent Flacher and Annick Roméas and Florence Carrouel and Evelyne Colomb and Claude Vincent and Henry Magloire and Marie-Lise Couble and Françoise Bleicher and Marie-Jeanne Staquet and Serge Lebecque and Jean-Christophe Farges},
doi = {10.4049/jimmunol.176.5.2880},
issn = {0022-1767},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-03-01},
journal = {Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950)},
volume = {176},
number = {5},
pages = {2880--2887},
abstract = {Gram-positive bacteria entering the dentinal tissue during the carious process are suspected to influence the immune response in human dental pulp. Odontoblasts situated at the pulp/dentin interface are the first cells encountered by these bacteria and therefore could play a crucial role in this response. In the present study, we found that in vitro-differentiated odontoblasts constitutively expressed the pattern recognition receptor TLR1-6 and 9 genes but not TLR7, 8, and 10. Furthermore, lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a wall component of Gram-positive bacteria, triggered the activation of the odontoblasts. LTA up-regulated the expression of its own receptor TLR2, as well as the production of several chemokines. In particular, an increased amount of CCL2 and CXCL10 was detected in supernatants from LTA-stimulated odontoblasts, and those supernatants augmented the migration of immature dendritic cells in vitro compared with controls. Clinical relevance of these observations came from immunohistochemical analysis showing that CCL2 was expressed in vivo by odontoblasts and blood vessels present under active carious lesions but not in healthy dental pulps. In contrast with this inflammatory response, gene expression of major dentin matrix components (type I collagen, dentin sialophosphoprotein) and TGF-beta1 was sharply down-regulated in odontoblasts by LTA. Taken together, these data suggest that odontoblasts activated through TLR2 by Gram-positive bacteria LTA are able to initiate an innate immune response by secreting chemokines that recruit immature dendritic cells while down-regulating their specialized functions of dentin matrix synthesis and mineralization.},
keywords = {Activation, Analysis, bacteria, Biosynthesis, BLOOD, Blood Vessels, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Chemistry, chemokines, COLLAGEN, Cultured, CXCL10, cytology, Dendritic Cells, DENTAL PULP, Dentin, development, Down-Regulation, Expression, extracellular, EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, function, Gene, Gene Expression, Genes, Genetics, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Human, Humans, IMMATURE, Immunology, IN VITRO, In vivo, Innate immune response, lipopolysaccharide, Lipopolysaccharides, metabolism, migration, Odontoblasts, Organ Culture Techniques, Pharmacology, physiology, PRODUCTION, Protein, Proteins, Receptor, recognition, synthesis, Team-Mueller, Teichoic Acids, TLR7, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Up-Regulation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lancelot Nathalie, Elbayed Karim, Bianco Alberto, Piotto Martial
Measurement of scaled residual dipolar couplings in proteins using variable-angle sample spinning Journal Article
In: Journal of biomolecular NMR, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 259–269, 2004, ISSN: 0925-2738.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: anisotropy, I2CT, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetics, Models, Phospholipid Ethers, Proteins, Statistical, Team-Bianco, Temperature, ubiquitin
@article{lancelot_measurement_2004,
title = {Measurement of scaled residual dipolar couplings in proteins using variable-angle sample spinning},
author = {Nathalie Lancelot and Karim Elbayed and Alberto Bianco and Martial Piotto},
doi = {10.1023/B:JNMR.0000032548.60663.1f},
issn = {0925-2738},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-07-01},
journal = {Journal of biomolecular NMR},
volume = {29},
number = {3},
pages = {259--269},
abstract = {NMR spectra of ubiquitin in the presence of bicelles at a concentration of 25% w/v have been recorded under sample spinning conditions for different angles of rotation. For an axis of rotation equal to the magic angle, the (1)H/(15)N HSQC recorded without any (1)H decoupling in the indirect dimension corresponds to the classical spectrum obtained on a protein in an isotropic solution and allows the measurement of scalar J-couplings (1) J (NH). For an angle of rotation smaller than the magic angle, the bicelles orient with their normal perpendicular to the spinning axis, whereas for an angle of rotation greater than the magic angle the bicelles orient with their normal along the spinning axis. This bicelle alignment creates anisotropic conditions that give rise to the observation of residual dipolar couplings in ubiquitin. The magnitude of these dipolar couplings depends directly on the angle that the rotor makes with the main magnetic field. By changing this angle in a controlled manner, residual dipolar couplings can be either scaled up or down thus offering the possibility to study simultaneously a wide range of dipolar couplings in the same sample.},
keywords = {anisotropy, I2CT, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetics, Models, Phospholipid Ethers, Proteins, Statistical, Team-Bianco, Temperature, ubiquitin},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lagueux Marie, Perrodou E, Levashina Elena A, Capovilla Maria, Hoffmann Jules A
Constitutive expression of a complement-like protein in toll and JAK gain-of-function mutants of Drosophila Journal Article
In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 97, no. 21, pp. 11427–11432, 2000, ISSN: 0027-8424.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: alpha-Macroglobulins, Amino Acid, Animals, Cell Surface, Complement C3, Esters, Genetic, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Janus Kinases, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mutation, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Proteins, Receptors, Sequence Homology, Sulfhydryl Compounds, Toll-Like Receptors, Transcription, Transcription Factors
@article{lagueux_constitutive_2000,
title = {Constitutive expression of a complement-like protein in toll and JAK gain-of-function mutants of Drosophila},
author = {Marie Lagueux and E Perrodou and Elena A Levashina and Maria Capovilla and Jules A Hoffmann},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.97.21.11427},
issn = {0027-8424},
year = {2000},
date = {2000-10-01},
journal = {Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.},
volume = {97},
number = {21},
pages = {11427--11432},
abstract = {We show that Drosophila expresses four genes encoding proteins with significant similarities with the thiolester-containing proteins of the complement C3/alpha(2)-macroglobulin superfamily. The genes are transcribed at a low level during all stages of development, and their expression is markedly up-regulated after an immune challenge. For one of these genes, which is predominantly expressed in the larval fat body, we observe a constitutive expression in gain-of-function mutants of the Janus kinase (JAK) hop and a reduced inducibility in loss-of-function hop mutants. We also observe a constitutive expression in gain-of-function Toll mutants. We discuss the possible roles of these novel complement-like proteins in the Drosophila host defense.},
keywords = {alpha-Macroglobulins, Amino Acid, Animals, Cell Surface, Complement C3, Esters, Genetic, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Janus Kinases, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mutation, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Proteins, Receptors, Sequence Homology, Sulfhydryl Compounds, Toll-Like Receptors, Transcription, Transcription Factors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Rihn B. H., Bottin M. C., Coulais C., Rouget R., Monhoven N., Baranowski W., Edorh A., Keith G.
Genotoxicity of 3-methylcholanthrene in liver of transgenic big Blue mice Journal Article
In: Environ Mol Mutagen, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 266-73, 2000, (0893-6692 Journal Article).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Escherichia, Adducts, Animals, Bacterial, Base, C57BL, Cell, coli, Division/drug, DNA, effects, Gov't, Inbred, Liver/cytology/*drug, Methylcholanthrene/*toxicity, Mice, Mutagens/*toxicity, Mutation, Non-U.S., Organ, Primers, Proteins, Proteins/genetics, Repressor, Sequence, Support, transgenic, Weight
@article{,
title = {Genotoxicity of 3-methylcholanthrene in liver of transgenic big Blue mice},
author = { B. H. Rihn and M. C. Bottin and C. Coulais and R. Rouget and N. Monhoven and W. Baranowski and A. Edorh and G. Keith},
year = {2000},
date = {2000-01-01},
journal = {Environ Mol Mutagen},
volume = {36},
number = {4},
pages = {266-73},
abstract = {Transgenic mice provide a unique tool for studying the tissue specificity and mutagenic potential of chemicals. Because 3-methylcholanthrene (3MC) was found mutagenic in bacteria, clastogenic in bone marrow, and induces DNA adducts in animals, we were interested to determinine whether this xenobiotic provokes (1) cell proliferation, (2) transcriptional activity changes, (3) DNA adducts, and (4) hepatic mutations in transgenic Big Blue mice carrying the lambdaLIZ phage shuttle vector. Big Blue C57/Bl male mice were treated with a single intraperitoneal dose of 80 mg/kg 3MC for 1, 3, 6, 14, or 30 days. Cell proliferation was checked by 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine labeling and immunohistochemical detection. The maximal increase of the mitotic index was evidenced after 3 days (2.9 times the control value; P < 0.01). The relative nucleus area, reflecting the transcriptional activity, was also the highest in the treated group after 3 days: 1.86 times the control value, on average (P < 0.01). Four major DNA adducts, determined according to the [(32)P]-postlabeling method, were evidenced in liver DNA of treated mice, 6 days after the treatment: the spot intensities increased in a time-dependent manner. The mutant frequency of liver DNA was the highest after 14 days: 20.3 +/- 2.9 x 10(-5) in the treated vs. 7.6 +/- 2.7 x 10(-5) in the control mice (P < 0.01). Sequencing of the lambda lacI mutant plaques showed mainly G:C --> T:A and C:G --> A:T transversions. In conclusion, 3MC at first induced nuclear enlargement and a slight increase of cell proliferation in liver, followed by parallel formation of DNA adducts and mutations. This study shows how transgenic models allow in vivo evaluation of mechanistically simultaneous endpoints.},
note = {0893-6692
Journal Article},
keywords = {*Escherichia, Adducts, Animals, Bacterial, Base, C57BL, Cell, coli, Division/drug, DNA, effects, Gov't, Inbred, Liver/cytology/*drug, Methylcholanthrene/*toxicity, Mice, Mutagens/*toxicity, Mutation, Non-U.S., Organ, Primers, Proteins, Proteins/genetics, Repressor, Sequence, Support, transgenic, Weight},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Hetru Charles, Letellier L, Oren Z, Hoffmann Jules A, Shai Y
Androctonin, a hydrophilic disulphide-bridged non-haemolytic anti-microbial peptide: a plausible mode of action Journal Article
In: Biochem. J., vol. 345 Pt 3, pp. 653–664, 2000, ISSN: 0264-6021.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Adenosine Triphosphate, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Cations, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cytoplasm, Disulfides, Electron, Escherichia coli, Fluoresceins, Fluorescent Dyes, Fourier Transform Infrared, Gram-Negative Bacteria, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Liposomes, M3i, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Micrococcus luteus, Microscopy, oxygen, Phospholipids, Potassium, Proteins, spectroscopy
@article{hetru_androctonin_2000,
title = {Androctonin, a hydrophilic disulphide-bridged non-haemolytic anti-microbial peptide: a plausible mode of action},
author = {Charles Hetru and L Letellier and Z Oren and Jules A Hoffmann and Y Shai},
issn = {0264-6021},
year = {2000},
date = {2000-01-01},
journal = {Biochem. J.},
volume = {345 Pt 3},
pages = {653--664},
abstract = {Androctonin is a 25-residue non-haemolytic anti-microbial peptide isolated from the scorpion Androctonus australis and contains two disulphide bridges. Androctonin is different from known native anti-microbial peptides, being a relatively hydrophilic and non-amphipathic molecule. This raises the possibility that the target of androctonin might not be the bacterial membrane, shown to be a target for most amphipathic lytic peptides. To shed light on its mode of action on bacteria and its non-haemolytic activity, we synthesized androctonin, its fluorescent derivatives and its all-D-amino acid enantiomer. The enantiomer preserved high activity, suggesting a lipid-peptide interaction between androctonin and bacterial membranes. In Gram-positive and (at higher concentrations) Gram-negative bacteria, androctonin induced an immediate perturbation of the permeability properties of the cytoplasmic membrane of the bacterial energetic state, concomitant with perturbation of the morphology of the cell envelope as revealed by electron microscopy. Androctonin binds only to negatively charged lipid vesicles and induces the leakage of markers at high concentrations and with a slow kinetics, in contrast with amphipathic alpha-helical anti-microbial peptides that bind and permeate negatively charged vesicles, and to a smaller extent also zwitterionic ones. This might explain the selective lytic activity of androctonin towards bacteria but not red blood cells. Polarized attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that androctonin adopts a beta-sheet structure in membranes and did not affect the lipid acyl chain order, which supports a detergent-like effect. The small size of androctonin, its hydrophilic character and its physicochemical properties are favourable features for its potential application as a replacement for commercially available antibiotics to which bacteria have developed resistance.},
keywords = {Adenosine Triphosphate, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Cations, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cytoplasm, Disulfides, Electron, Escherichia coli, Fluoresceins, Fluorescent Dyes, Fourier Transform Infrared, Gram-Negative Bacteria, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Liposomes, M3i, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Micrococcus luteus, Microscopy, oxygen, Phospholipids, Potassium, Proteins, spectroscopy},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Nisole S, Krust B, Callebaut C, Guichard G, Muller S, Briand J P, Hovanessian A G
The anti-HIV pseudopeptide HB-19 forms a complex with the cell-surface-expressed nucleolin independent of heparan sulfate proteoglycans Journal Article
In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 274, no. 39, pp. 27875–27884, 1999, ISSN: 0021-9258.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anti-HIV Agents, Binding Sites, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Line, Cell Membrane, Confocal, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, Flow Cytometry, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, HIV-1, Humans, Microscopy, Oligopeptides, Peptides, Phospholipid Ethers, Phosphoproteins, Proteins, RNA-Binding Proteins
@article{nisole_anti-hiv_1999,
title = {The anti-HIV pseudopeptide HB-19 forms a complex with the cell-surface-expressed nucleolin independent of heparan sulfate proteoglycans},
author = {S Nisole and B Krust and C Callebaut and G Guichard and S Muller and J P Briand and A G Hovanessian},
doi = {10.1074/jbc.274.39.27875},
issn = {0021-9258},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-09-01},
journal = {The Journal of Biological Chemistry},
volume = {274},
number = {39},
pages = {27875--27884},
abstract = {The HB-19 pseudopeptide 5[Kpsi(CH(2)N)PR]-TASP, psi(CH(2)N) for reduced peptide bond, is a specific inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in different CD4(+) cell lines and in primary T-lymphocytes and macrophages. Here, by using an experimental CD4(+) cell model to monitor HIV entry and infection, we demonstrate that HB-19 binds the cell surface and inhibits attachment of HIV particles to permissive cells. At concentrations that inhibit HIV attachment, HB-19 binds cells irreversibly, becomes complexed with the cell-surface-expressed nucleolin, and eventually results in its degradation. Accordingly, by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy, we demonstrate the drastic reduction of the cell-surface-expressed nucleolin following treatment of cells with HB-19. HIV particles can prevent the binding of HB-19 to cells and inhibit complex formation with nucleolin. Such a competition between viral particles and HB-19 is consistent with the implication of nucleolin in the process of HIV attachment to target cells. We show that another inhibitor of HIV infection, the fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) that uses cell-surface-expressed heparan sulfate proteoglycans as low affinity receptors, binds cells and blocks attachment of HIV to permissive cells. FGF-2 does not prevent the binding of HB-19 to cells and to nucleolin, and similarly HB-19 has no apparent effect on the binding of FGF-2 to the cell surface. The lack of competition between these two anti-HIV agents rules out the potential involvement of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in the mechanism of anti-HIV effect of HB-19, thus pointing out that nucleolin is its main target.},
keywords = {Anti-HIV Agents, Binding Sites, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Line, Cell Membrane, Confocal, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, Flow Cytometry, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, HIV-1, Humans, Microscopy, Oligopeptides, Peptides, Phospholipid Ethers, Phosphoproteins, Proteins, RNA-Binding Proteins},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Hoffmann Jules A, Kafatos Fotis C, Janeway Charles A, Ezekowitz Alan R B
Phylogenetic perspectives in innate immunity Journal Article
In: Science, vol. 284, no. 5418, pp. 1313–1318, 1999, ISSN: 0036-8075.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Active, Animals, Culicidae, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Immunological, infection, Innate, Insect Vectors, M3i, Mammals, Models, Phagocytosis, Phylogeny, Proteins
@article{hoffmann_phylogenetic_1999,
title = {Phylogenetic perspectives in innate immunity},
author = {Jules A Hoffmann and Fotis C Kafatos and Charles A Janeway and Alan R B Ezekowitz},
issn = {0036-8075},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-05-01},
journal = {Science},
volume = {284},
number = {5418},
pages = {1313--1318},
abstract = {The concept of innate immunity refers to the first-line host defense that serves to limit infection in the early hours after exposure to microorganisms. Recent data have highlighted similarities between pathogen recognition, signaling pathways, and effector mechanisms of innate immunity in Drosophila and mammals, pointing to a common ancestry of these defenses. In addition to its role in the early phase of defense, innate immunity in mammals appears to play a key role in stimulating the subsequent, clonal response of adaptive immunity.},
keywords = {Active, Animals, Culicidae, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Immunological, infection, Innate, Insect Vectors, M3i, Mammals, Models, Phagocytosis, Phylogeny, Proteins},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lamberty M, Ades S, Uttenweiler-Joseph S, Brookhart G, Bushey D, Hoffmann Jules A, Bulet Philippe
Insect immunity. Isolation from the lepidopteran Heliothis virescens of a novel insect defensin with potent antifungal activity Journal Article
In: J. Biol. Chem., vol. 274, no. 14, pp. 9320–9326, 1999, ISSN: 0021-9258.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Amino Acid, Animals, Antifungal Agents, Capillary, Chromatography, Defensins, Electrophoresis, Escherichia coli, Hemolymph, High Pressure Liquid, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Larva, Lepidoptera, M3i, Micrococcus luteus, Proteins, Sequence Homology
@article{lamberty_insect_1999,
title = {Insect immunity. Isolation from the lepidopteran Heliothis virescens of a novel insect defensin with potent antifungal activity},
author = {M Lamberty and S Ades and S Uttenweiler-Joseph and G Brookhart and D Bushey and Jules A Hoffmann and Philippe Bulet},
issn = {0021-9258},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-04-01},
journal = {J. Biol. Chem.},
volume = {274},
number = {14},
pages = {9320--9326},
abstract = {Lepidoptera have been reported to produce several antibacterial peptides in response to septic injury. However, in marked contrast to other insect groups, no inducible antifungal molecules had been described so far in this insect order. Surprisingly, also cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides, which predominate in the antimicrobial defense of other insects, had not been discovered in Lepidoptera. Here we report the isolation from the hemolymph of immune induced larvae of the lepidopteran Heliothis virescens of a cysteine-rich molecule with exclusive antifungal activity. We have fully characterized this antifungal molecule, which has significant homology with the insect defensins, a large family of antibacterial peptides directed against Gram-positive strains. Interestingly, the novel peptide shows also similarities with the antifungal peptide drosomycin from Drosophila. Thus, Lepidoptera appear to have built their humoral immune response against bacteria on cecropins and attacins. In addition, we report that Lepidoptera have conferred antifungal properties to the well conserved structure of antibacterial insect defensins through amino acid replacements.},
keywords = {Amino Acid, Animals, Antifungal Agents, Capillary, Chromatography, Defensins, Electrophoresis, Escherichia coli, Hemolymph, High Pressure Liquid, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Larva, Lepidoptera, M3i, Micrococcus luteus, Proteins, Sequence Homology},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lowenberger C A, Smartt C T, Bulet Philippe, Ferdig M T, Severson D W, Hoffmann Jules A, Christensen B M
Insect immunity: molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of cDNAs and genomic DNA encoding three isoforms of insect defensin in Aedes aegypti Journal Article
In: Insect Mol. Biol., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 107–118, 1999, ISSN: 0962-1075.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Aedes, Amino Acid, Animals, Base Sequence, Blotting, Chromosome Mapping, Cloning, Complementary, Defensins, DNA, Gene Expression, Hemolymph, hoffmann, M3i, Molecular, Northern, Protein Isoforms, Proteins, Sequence Homology
@article{lowenberger_insect_1999,
title = {Insect immunity: molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of cDNAs and genomic DNA encoding three isoforms of insect defensin in Aedes aegypti},
author = {C A Lowenberger and C T Smartt and Philippe Bulet and M T Ferdig and D W Severson and Jules A Hoffmann and B M Christensen},
issn = {0962-1075},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-02-01},
journal = {Insect Mol. Biol.},
volume = {8},
number = {1},
pages = {107--118},
abstract = {Aedes aegypti were immune activated by injection with bacteria, and the expression of insect defensins was measured over time. Northern analyses indicated that defensin transcriptional activity continued for at least 21 days after bacterial injection, and up to 10 days after saline inoculation. Mature defensin levels in the haemolymph reached approximately 45 microM at 24 h post inoculation. cDNAs encoding the preprodefensins of three previously described mature Ae. aegypti defensins were amplified by PCR, cloned and sequenced. Genomic clones were amplified using primers designed against the cDNA sequence. Sequence comparison indicates that there is significant inter- and intra-isoform variability in the signal peptide and prodefensin sequences of defensin genes. Preprodefensin sequences of isoforms A and B are very similar, consisting of a signal peptide region of twenty amino acids, a prodefensin region of thirty-eight amino acids and a forty amino acid mature peptide domain. The sequence encoding isoform C is significantly different, comprising a signal peptide region of twenty-three amino acids, a prodefensin region of thirty-six amino acids, and the mature protein domain of forty amino acids. Analysis of the genomic clones of each isoform revealed one intron spatially conserved in the prodefensin region of all sequences. The intron in isoforms A and B is 64 nt long, and except for a 4 nt substitution in one clone, these intron sequences are identical. The intron in isoform C is 76 nt long and does not share significant identity with the intron sequences of isoforms A or B. The defensin gene mapped to chromosome 3, between two known loci, blt and LF168.},
keywords = {Aedes, Amino Acid, Animals, Base Sequence, Blotting, Chromosome Mapping, Cloning, Complementary, Defensins, DNA, Gene Expression, Hemolymph, hoffmann, M3i, Molecular, Northern, Protein Isoforms, Proteins, Sequence Homology},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lowenberger C A, Kamal S, Chiles J, Paskewitz S, Bulet Philippe, Hoffmann Jules A, Christensen B M
Mosquito-Plasmodium interactions in response to immune activation of the vector Journal Article
In: Exp. Parasitol., vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 59–69, 1999, ISSN: 0014-4894.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Aedes, Animals, Anopheles, Culicidae, Defensins, Digestive System, Escherichia coli, Female, Genetic, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Insect Vectors, M3i, messenger, Micrococcus luteus, Plasmodium, Plasmodium berghei, Plasmodium gallinaceum, Proteins, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Transcription
@article{lowenberger_mosquito-plasmodium_1999,
title = {Mosquito-Plasmodium interactions in response to immune activation of the vector},
author = {C A Lowenberger and S Kamal and J Chiles and S Paskewitz and Philippe Bulet and Jules A Hoffmann and B M Christensen},
doi = {10.1006/expr.1999.4350},
issn = {0014-4894},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-01-01},
journal = {Exp. Parasitol.},
volume = {91},
number = {1},
pages = {59--69},
abstract = {During the development of Plasmodium sp. within the mosquito midgut, the parasite undergoes a series of developmental changes. The elongated ookinete migrates through the layers of the midgut where it forms the oocyst under the basal lamina. We demonstrate here that if Aedes aegypti or Anopheles gambiae, normally susceptible to Plasmodium gallinaceum and P. berghei, respectively, are immune activated by the injection of bacteria into the hemocoel, and subsequently are fed on an infectious bloodmeal, there is a significant reduction in the prevalence and mean intensity of infection of oocysts on the midgut. Only those mosquitoes immune activated prior to, or immediately after, parasite ingestion exhibit this reduction in parasite development. Mosquitoes immune activated 2-5 days after bloodfeeding show no differences in parasite burdens compared with naive controls. Northern analyses reveal that transcriptional activity for mosquito defensins is not detected in the whole bodies of Ae. aegypti from 4 h to 10 days after ingesting P. gallinaceum, suggesting that parasite ingestion, passage from the food bolus through the midgut, oocyst formation, and subsequent release of sporozoites into the hemolymph do not induce the production of defensin. However, reverse transcriptase-PCR of RNA isolated solely from the midguts of Ae. aegypti indicates that transcription of mosquito defensins occurs in the midguts of naive mosquitoes and those ingesting an infectious or noninfectious bloodmeal. Bacteria-challenged Ae. aegypti showed high levels of mature defensin in the hemolymph that correlate with a lower prevalence and mean intensity of infection with oocysts. Because few oocysts were found on the midgut of immune-activated mosquitoes, the data suggest that some factor, induced by bacterial challenge, kills the parasite at a preoocyst stage.},
keywords = {Aedes, Animals, Anopheles, Culicidae, Defensins, Digestive System, Escherichia coli, Female, Genetic, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Insect Vectors, M3i, messenger, Micrococcus luteus, Plasmodium, Plasmodium berghei, Plasmodium gallinaceum, Proteins, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Transcription},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Gabus C., Ficheux D., Rau M., Keith G., Sandmeyer S., Darlix J. L.
The yeast Ty3 retrotransposon contains a 5'-3' bipartite primer-binding site and encodes nucleocapsid protein NCp9 functionally homologous to HIV-1 NCp7 Journal Article
In: EMBO J, vol. 17, no. 16, pp. 4873-80, 1998, (0261-4189 Journal Article).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Capsid, *Retroelements, Acid, Base, Binding, Capsid/*genetics, cerevisiae/*genetics, dimerization, gag/*genetics, Gene, Gov't, Homology, Met/genetics/*metabolism, Non-U.S., Nucleic, P.H.S., Products, Proteins, RNA, Saccharomyces, Sequence, Sites, Support, Transfer, U.S.
@article{,
title = {The yeast Ty3 retrotransposon contains a 5'-3' bipartite primer-binding site and encodes nucleocapsid protein NCp9 functionally homologous to HIV-1 NCp7},
author = { C. Gabus and D. Ficheux and M. Rau and G. Keith and S. Sandmeyer and J. L. Darlix},
year = {1998},
date = {1998-01-01},
journal = {EMBO J},
volume = {17},
number = {16},
pages = {4873-80},
abstract = {Retroviruses, including HIV-1 and the distantly related yeast retroelement Ty3, all encode a nucleoprotein required for virion structure and replication. During an in vitro comparison of HIV-1 and Ty3 nucleoprotein function in RNA dimerization and cDNA synthesis, we discovered a bipartite primer-binding site (PBS) for Ty3 composed of sequences located at opposite ends of the genome. Ty3 cDNA synthesis requires the 3' PBS for primer tRNAiMet annealing to the genomic RNA, and the 5' PBS, in cis or in trans, as the reverse transcription start site. Ty3 RNA alone is unable to dimerize, but formation of dimeric tRNAiMet bound to the PBS was found to direct dimerization of Ty3 RNA-tRNAiMet. Interestingly, HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein NCp7 and Ty3 NCp9 were interchangeable using HIV-1 and Ty3 RNA template-primer systems. Our findings impact on the understanding of non-canonical reverse transcription as well as on the use of Ty3 systems to screen for anti-NCp7 drugs.},
note = {0261-4189
Journal Article},
keywords = {*Capsid, *Retroelements, Acid, Base, Binding, Capsid/*genetics, cerevisiae/*genetics, dimerization, gag/*genetics, Gene, Gov't, Homology, Met/genetics/*metabolism, Non-U.S., Nucleic, P.H.S., Products, Proteins, RNA, Saccharomyces, Sequence, Sites, Support, Transfer, U.S.},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lemaitre Bruno, Nicolas E, Michaut Lydia, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Hoffmann Jules A
The dorsoventral regulatory gene cassette spätzle/Toll/cactus controls the potent antifungal response in Drosophila adults Journal Article
In: Cell, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 973–983, 1996, ISSN: 0092-8674.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Antifungal Agents, Cell Surface, DNA-Binding Proteins, Fungi, Gene Expression, Genes, hoffmann, Insect, Insect Hormones, Insect Proteins, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, MHC Class II, Mutation, Mycoses, NF-kappa B, Phosphoproteins, Proteins, Receptors, reichhart, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors
@article{lemaitre_dorsoventral_1996,
title = {The dorsoventral regulatory gene cassette spätzle/Toll/cactus controls the potent antifungal response in Drosophila adults},
author = {Bruno Lemaitre and E Nicolas and Lydia Michaut and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Jules A Hoffmann},
issn = {0092-8674},
year = {1996},
date = {1996-01-01},
journal = {Cell},
volume = {86},
number = {6},
pages = {973--983},
abstract = {The cytokine-induced activation cascade of NF-kappaB in mammals and the activation of the morphogen dorsal in Drosophila embryos show striking structural and functional similarities (Toll/IL-1, Cactus/I-kappaB, and dorsal/NF-kappaB). Here we demonstrate that these parallels extend to the immune response of Drosophila. In particular, the intracellular components of the dorsoventral signaling pathway (except for dorsal) and the extracellular Toll ligand, spätzle, control expression of the antifungal peptide gene drosomycin in adults. We also show that mutations in the Toll signaling pathway dramatically reduce survival after fungal infection. Antibacterial genes are induced either by a distinct pathway involving the immune deficiency gene (imd) or by combined activation of both imd and dorsoventral pathways.},
keywords = {Animals, Antifungal Agents, Cell Surface, DNA-Binding Proteins, Fungi, Gene Expression, Genes, hoffmann, Insect, Insect Hormones, Insect Proteins, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, MHC Class II, Mutation, Mycoses, NF-kappa B, Phosphoproteins, Proteins, Receptors, reichhart, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Fehlbaum P, Bulet Philippe, Michaut L, Lagueux Marie, Broekaert W F, Hetru Charles, Hoffmann Jules A
Insect immunity. Septic injury of Drosophila induces the synthesis of a potent antifungal peptide with sequence homology to plant antifungal peptides Journal Article
In: J. Biol. Chem., vol. 269, no. 52, pp. 33159–33163, 1994, ISSN: 0021-9258.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Amino Acid, Animals, Antifungal Agents, Base Sequence, Cloning, Complementary, DNA, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, messenger, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Molecular, Peptide Biosynthesis, Peptides, Plants, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Precursors, Proteins, RNA, Sequence Homology
@article{fehlbaum_insect_1994,
title = {Insect immunity. Septic injury of Drosophila induces the synthesis of a potent antifungal peptide with sequence homology to plant antifungal peptides},
author = {P Fehlbaum and Philippe Bulet and L Michaut and Marie Lagueux and W F Broekaert and Charles Hetru and Jules A Hoffmann},
issn = {0021-9258},
year = {1994},
date = {1994-12-01},
journal = {J. Biol. Chem.},
volume = {269},
number = {52},
pages = {33159--33163},
abstract = {In response to a septic injury (pricking with a bacteria-soaked needle) larvae and adults of Drosophila produce considerable amounts of a 44-residue peptide containing 8 cysteines engaged in intramolecular disulfide bridges. The peptide is synthesized in the fat body, a functional homologue of the mammalian liver, and secreted into the blood of the insect. It exhibits potent antifungal activity but is inactive against bacteria. This novel inducible peptide, which we propose to name drosomycin, shows a significant homology with a family of 5-kDa cysteine-rich plant antifungal peptides recently isolated from seeds of Brassicaceae. This finding underlines that plants and insects can rely on similar molecules in their innate host defense.},
keywords = {Amino Acid, Animals, Antifungal Agents, Base Sequence, Cloning, Complementary, DNA, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, messenger, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Molecular, Peptide Biosynthesis, Peptides, Plants, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Precursors, Proteins, RNA, Sequence Homology},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Wilhelm M. L., Reinbolt J., Gangloff J., Dirheimer G., Wilhelm F. X.
Transfer RNA binding protein in the nucleus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Journal Article
In: FEBS Lett, vol. 349, no. 2, pp. 260-4, 1994, (0014-5793 Journal Article).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Saccharomyces, &, Acid, Amino, Cell, cerevisiae, cerevisiae/*metabolism, Chromatography, Data, DNA-Binding, DNA/metabolism, Fungal, Fungal/*isolation, high, liquid, Molecular, Nucleus/*metabolism, Pressure, Proteins, Proteins/genetics/*metabolism, purification, RNA, Saccharomyces, Sequence, Transfer/*isolation
@article{,
title = {Transfer RNA binding protein in the nucleus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae},
author = { M. L. Wilhelm and J. Reinbolt and J. Gangloff and G. Dirheimer and F. X. Wilhelm},
year = {1994},
date = {1994-01-01},
journal = {FEBS Lett},
volume = {349},
number = {2},
pages = {260-4},
abstract = {A yeast nuclear protein that binds to tRNA was identified using a RNA mobility shift assay. Northwestern blotting and N-terminal sequencing experiments indicate that this tRNA-binding protein is identical to zuotin which has previously been shown to bind to Z-DNA [(1992) EMBO J. 11, 3787-3796]. Labeled tRNA and poly(dG-m5dC) stabilized in the Z-DNA form identify the same protein on a Northwestern blot. In a gel retardation assay poly(dG-m5dC) in the Z-form strongly diminishes the binding of tRNA to zuotin. These studies establish that zuotin is able to bind to both tRNA and Z-DNA. Zuotin may be transiently associated with tRNA in the nucleus of yeast cells and play a role in its processing or transport to the cytoplasm.},
note = {0014-5793
Journal Article},
keywords = {*Saccharomyces, &, Acid, Amino, Cell, cerevisiae, cerevisiae/*metabolism, Chromatography, Data, DNA-Binding, DNA/metabolism, Fungal, Fungal/*isolation, high, liquid, Molecular, Nucleus/*metabolism, Pressure, Proteins, Proteins/genetics/*metabolism, purification, RNA, Saccharomyces, Sequence, Transfer/*isolation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Hoffmann Jules A, Hoffmann Danièle
The inducible antibacterial peptides of dipteran insects Journal Article
In: Res. Immunol., vol. 141, no. 9, pp. 910–918, 1990, ISSN: 0923-2494.
BibTeX | Tags: Animals, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Defensins, Diptera, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, hoffmann, Insect Hormones, Insect Proteins, M3i, Nucleic Acid, Proteins, Sequence Homology, Transcription
@article{hoffmann_inducible_1990,
title = {The inducible antibacterial peptides of dipteran insects},
author = {Jules A Hoffmann and Danièle Hoffmann},
issn = {0923-2494},
year = {1990},
date = {1990-12-01},
journal = {Res. Immunol.},
volume = {141},
number = {9},
pages = {910--918},
keywords = {Animals, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Defensins, Diptera, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, hoffmann, Insect Hormones, Insect Proteins, M3i, Nucleic Acid, Proteins, Sequence Homology, Transcription},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}