Our data suggest that the generalized lymphomyeloid collapse that occurs in Irgm1(-/-) mice upon infection with a variety of pathogens may be due to lysosomal damage caused by off-target activation of GKS proteins on lysosomal The membrane targeting properties of the three GMS proteins to specific endocellular membranes prevent accumulation of activated GKS protein effectors on the corresponding membranes and thus enable GKS proteins to distinguish organellar cellular membranes from the membranes of pathogen vacuoles. Liu, Xing Zhang, Li Wu, Xiao-Pan Zhu, Xi-Lin Pan, Li-Ping Li, Tao Yan, Bing-Yu Xu, Ai-Qiang Li, Hui Liu, Ying Polymorphisms in IRG1 gene associated with immune responses to hepatitis B vaccination in a Chinese Han population and function to restrain the HBV life cycle. Vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is extensively used as an effective method to prevent HBV infection.
However, nearly 10% of healthy adults fail to produce a protective level of antibodies against the hepatitis B vaccine, and multiple genetic variants are known to affect the immune response to the hepatitis B vaccine.
