title: The multiple roles of Fas ligand in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
abstract: Fas ligand (FasL) is a type II transmembrane protein that plays a critical role in immune homeostasis by binding to its receptor Fas (CD95) and inducing apoptosis. Fas/FasL dysregulation contributes to infectious disease pathogenesis. Microorganisms may inhibit Fas signal transduction to prolong intracellular survival and prevent killing by immune effector cells. FasL may be upregulated in directly infected cells to enhance killing of responding immune cells and facilitate immune evasion. The host response to infection may aim to induce apoptosis in directly infected cells, but immune cells that target directly infected cells can induce Fas-mediated apoptosis of uninfected bystander cells. FasL also contributes to the generation and regulation of the inflammatory response in infection. The multiple roles of FasL in infectious disease pathogenesis are discussed in the context of viral, bacterial and parasitic infections.
authors: Division of Genomic Medicine, University of Sheffield, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sheffield, UK. d.h.dockrell@shef.ac.uk
authors: D H
authors: DH
authors: Dockrell
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C505661:FASLG protein, human; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019014:fas Receptor