Type I interferons (IFN-I) are multifunctional cytokines that act locally and systemically in many physiological and pathological processes, sometimes in a paradoxical way. Although widely used in clinical application, IFN-I can become pathogenic in chronic infections and in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Our Unit investigates cell-intrinsic molecular mechanisms mediating and regulating IFN-I responses in human cells. We also focus on the direct effect of IFN-I on T cell-mediated immune response and on the impact of TYK2 variants in autoimmunity. We deem that knowledge of signaling mechanisms ensuring a balanced IFN-I response and return to homeostasis is essential to understand immunological processes and to translation into clinical application. Our recent study of ISG15-deficient patients illustrates how disruptive the lack of a subtle signaling retrocontrol can be to the equilibrium of the immune system. As a whole, our research aims at bridging molecular analysis to human physiology and pathogenesis. Conceptually, our findings can serve as paradigm for other cytokine systems and may direct the development of innovative therapeutics to better utilize IFN or to target its activity.
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Umeshree Govender
PhD Student
2015
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Béatrice Corre
Technician
2015
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Aïda Meghraoui
Post-doc
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Nassima Messal
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2021Human Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 18 Is Regulated by microRNAs via the 3’Untranslated Region, A Sequence Duplicated in Long Intergenic Non-coding RNA Genes Residing in chr22q11.21., Front Genet 2021 ; 11(): 627007.
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2021Herpes simplex encephalitis in a patient with a distinctive form of inherited IFNAR1 deficiency., J Clin Invest 2021 Jan; 131(1): .
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2021Altered Immune Phenotypes and HLA-DQB1 Gene Variation in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Failing Interferon β Treatment., Front Immunol 2021 ; 12(): 628375.
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2020An Old Cytokine Against a New Virus?, J Interferon Cytokine Res 2020 08; 40(8): 425-428.
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2020COPZ1 depletion in thyroid tumor cells triggers type I IFN response and immunogenic cell death., Cancer Lett 2020 04; 476(): 106-119.
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2020Two common disease-associated TYK2 variants impact exon splicing and TYK2 dosage., PLoS One 2020 ; 15(1): e0225289.
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2019USP18 and ISG15 coordinately impact on SKP2 and cell cycle progression, Sci Rep 2019 Mar;9(1):4066.
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2018Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23-dependent IFN-γ immunity in humans homozygous for a common missense variant, Sci Immunol 2018 Dec;3(30).
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2018Copy number variations and founder effect underlying complete IL-10Rβ deficiency in Portuguese kindreds, PLoS ONE 2018;13(10):e0205826.
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2018Thymosins in multiple sclerosis and its experimental models: moving from basic to clinical application, Mult Scler Relat Disord 2019 Jan;27:52-60.
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Phone: + 33 1 40613305 Email: sandra.pellegrini@pasteur.fr Address 25-28 Rue du Docteur Roux 75015, Paris France