Human autoantibodies underlying infectious diseases

A Puel, P Bastard, J Bustamante… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
The vast interindividual clinical variability observed in any microbial infection—ranging from
silent infection to lethal disease—is increasingly being explained by human genetic and …

Pathogenesis of respiratory viral and fungal coinfections

F Salazar, E Bignell, GD Brown, PC Cook… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Individuals suffering from severe viral respiratory tract infections have recently emerged as
“at risk” groups for developing invasive fungal infections. Influenza virus is one of the most …

The cGAS–STING pathway drives type I IFN immunopathology in COVID-19

JD Domizio, MF Gulen, F Saidoune, VV Thacker… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
COVID-19, which is caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by lung
pathology and extrapulmonary complications,. Type I interferons (IFNs) have an essential …

Neuropilin-1 mediates SARS-CoV-2 infection of astrocytes in brain organoids, inducing inflammation leading to dysfunction and death of neurons

W Kong, M Montano, MJ Corley, E Helmy, H Kobayashi… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is frequently associated with
neurological deficits, but how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

The RNA sensor MDA5 detects SARS-CoV-2 infection

NG Sampaio, L Chauveau, J Hertzog, A Bridgeman… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Human cells respond to infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, by
producing cytokines including type I and III interferons (IFNs) and proinflammatory factors …

[HTML][HTML] Humans with inherited MyD88 and IRAK-4 deficiencies are predisposed to hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia

A García-García, R Pérez de Diego, C Flores… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
Disclosures: C. Flores reported grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of
Science and Innovation, and Cabildo Insular de Tenerife outside the submitted work. J …

SARS-CoV-2 disrupts proximal elements in the JAK-STAT pathway

DY Chen, N Khan, BJ Close, RK Goel, B Blum… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 can infect multiple organs, including lung, intestine, kidney, heart,
liver, and brain. The molecular details of how the virus navigates through diverse cellular …

Respiratory viral infections in otherwise healthy humans with inherited IRF7 deficiency

TM Campbell, Z Liu, Q Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Autosomal recessive IRF7 deficiency was previously reported in three patients with single
critical influenza or COVID-19 pneumonia episodes. The patients' fibroblasts and …

Human type I IFN deficiency does not impair B cell response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

A Sokal, P Bastard, P Chappert… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Inborn and acquired deficits of type I interferon (IFN) immunity predispose to life-threatening
COVID-19 pneumonia. We longitudinally profiled the B cell response to mRNA vaccination …

Immunoglobulin germline gene polymorphisms influence the function of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

P Pushparaj, A Nicoletto, DJ Sheward, H Das… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
The human immunoglobulin heavy-chain (IGH) locus is exceptionally polymorphic, with high
levels of allelic and structural variation. Thus, germline IGH genotypes are personal, which …