Genetic models of human and mouse dendritic cell development and function

DA Anderson III, CA Dutertre, F Ginhoux… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) develop in the bone marrow from haematopoietic progenitors that have
numerous shared characteristics between mice and humans. Human counterparts of mouse …

[HTML][HTML] Host genetics and infectious disease: new tools, insights and translational opportunities

AJ Kwok, A Mentzer, JC Knight - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Understanding how human genetics influence infectious disease susceptibility offers the
opportunity for new insights into pathogenesis, potential drug targets, risk stratification …

[HTML][HTML] Human inborn errors of immunity: 2019 update on the classification from the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee

SG Tangye, W Al-Herz, A Bousfiha, T Chatila… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Springer
We report the updated classification of Inborn Errors of Immunity/Primary
Immunodeficiencies, compiled by the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert …

[HTML][HTML] IRF and STAT transcription factors-from basic biology to roles in infection, protective immunity, and primary immunodeficiencies

TH Mogensen - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The induction and action of type I interferon (IFN) is of fundamental importance in human
immune defenses toward microbial pathogens, particularly viruses. Basic discoveries within …

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease: recent discoveries

J Bustamante - Human genetics, 2020 - Springer
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) is caused by inborn errors of IFN-
γ immunity. Affected patients are highly and selectively susceptible to weakly virulent …

[HTML][HTML] Differential IRF8 transcription factor requirement defines two pathways of dendritic cell development in humans

U Cytlak, A Resteu, S Pagan, K Green, P Milne… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
The formation of mammalian dendritic cells (DCs) is controlled by multiple hematopoietic
transcription factors, including IRF8. Loss of IRF8 exerts a differential effect on DC subsets …

[HTML][HTML] Human T-bet governs innate and innate-like adaptive IFN-γ immunity against mycobacteria

R Yang, F Mele, L Worley, D Langlais, J Rosain… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Inborn errors of human interferon gamma (IFN-γ) immunity underlie mycobacterial disease.
We report a patient with mycobacterial disease due to inherited deficiency of the …

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease: 2014–2018 update

J Rosain, XF Kong… - Immunology and cell …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) is caused by inborn errors of IFN‐
γ immunity. Since 1996, disease‐causing mutations have been found in 11 genes, which …

Lysosomal storage disorders–challenges, concepts and avenues for therapy: beyond rare diseases

ARA Marques, P Saftig - Journal of cell science, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
The pivotal role of lysosomes in cellular processes is increasingly appreciated. An
understanding of the balanced interplay between the activity of acidic hydrolases, lysosomal …

Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23–dependent IFN-γ immunity in humans homozygous for a common TYK2 missense variant

S Boisson-Dupuis, N Ramirez-Alejo, Z Li, E Patin… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Inherited IL-12Rβ1 and TYK2 deficiencies impair both IL-12–and IL-23–dependent IFN-γ
immunity and are rare monogenic causes of tuberculosis, each found in less than 1/600,000 …