Healthy behavioral patterns could modulate organ functions to enhance the body’s immunity. However, whether exercise regulates antiviral innate immunity remains elusive. Here, we found that exercise promotes type-I IFN (IFN-I) production in the liver and enhances IFN-I immune activity of the body...
Magnaporthe oryzae threatens global rice production, but master regulators coordinating immunity, metabolism, and growth remain elusive. Here, we identify OsWRKY39 as a central hub integrating blast resistance, phenylpropanoid metabolism, hormone homeostasis, and growth-defense trade-offs, distin...
Gut microbiome dysbiosis is often associated with immune-mediated diseases. Here, we used germ-free (GF) mice, the synthetic minimal consortium OMM12, and specific pathogen-free (SPF) mice to dissect the causal influence of the microbiome on anti-viral immunity. The lack of microbial diversity af...
To elucidate the function of oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) during B-cell differentiation we employ CD23Cre-driven expression of the dominant-negative K320E mutant of the mitochondrial helicase Twinkle (DNT). DNT-expression depletes mitochondrial DNA during B cell maturation, reduces the abun...
Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) biosynthesis is critical for membrane biology and cellular homeostasis. However, its specific role in antiviral innate immunity remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that inhibition of phosphoethanolamine cytidylyltransferase 2 (PCYT2), a key enzyme in...
Dendritic cells (DCs) are central regulators of antitumor T cell immunity and are highly sensitive to metabolic cues. However, the therapeutic potential of targeting DC metabolism remains underexplored. Here, we report upregulation of the creatine transporter (CrT; Slc6a8) in intratumora...