1998
Natural killer activating receptors trigger interferon γ secretion from T cells and natural killer cells
Mandelboim O, Kent S, Davis D, Wilson S, Okazaki T, Jackson R, Hafler D, Strominger J. Natural killer activating receptors trigger interferon γ secretion from T cells and natural killer cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 3798-3803. PMID: 9520447, PMCID: PMC19917, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.7.3798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural killer cell activating receptorsT cellsNK cellsInterferon γ secretionSubset of CD8Target cellsHuman class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) moleculesNatural killer cellsInterferon-gamma secretionGammadelta T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesAlphabeta T cellsClass I MHC moleculesClass I major histocompatibility complex moleculesTypes of lymphocytesMHC class IHistocompatibility complex moleculesI MHC moleculesT cell receptorEnhancement of proliferationΓ secretionGamma secretionNatural killerKiller cellsActivating receptors
1996
Complementary mutations in an antigenic peptide allow for crossreactivity of autoreactive T-cell clones
Ausubel L, Kwan C, Sette A, Kuchroo V, Hafler D. Complementary mutations in an antigenic peptide allow for crossreactivity of autoreactive T-cell clones. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 15317-15322. PMID: 8986809, PMCID: PMC26402, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.26.15317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesT cell receptorAutoreactive T cell clonesSpecific T cell clonesAntigenic peptidesMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesSpecific peptide antigenContext of MHCT cell recognitionTCR contact residuesMHC-antigen complexesHistocompatibility complex moleculesMHC-peptide complexesSingle conservative amino acid substitutionTCR-MHCT cellsReceptor plasticityPeptide antigensFunctional pocketStimulating peptideCrossreactivityAntigenTrimolecular complexAmino acid substitutionsConservative amino acid substitutions
1992
T-cell activation by autologous human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Höllsberg P, Richardson JH, Benjamin D, Hafler DA. T-cell activation by autologous human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell clones. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 2110-2114. PMID: 1549569, PMCID: PMC48606, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.6.2110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular cell adhesion moleculeBlood T cellsT cell clonesT cell activationIL-2 receptorT cellsActivated T cellsHuman T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) carriersSuch activated T cellsHAM/TSP patientsMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesHAM/TSPChronic inflammatory diseaseExogenous interleukin-2HTLV-I infectionTropical spastic paraparesisMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IVirus type IHistocompatibility complex moleculesCD2/LFATSP patientsSpastic paraparesisSpontaneous proliferation
1991
Immunotherapy in autoimmune diseases
Miller A, Hafler D, Weiner H. Immunotherapy in autoimmune diseases. Current Opinion In Immunology 1991, 3: 936-940. PMID: 1793539, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(05)80017-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune diseasesImmunomodulatory therapeutic approachesHuman autoimmune diseasesMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesReceptor gene productsT cell recognitionHistocompatibility complex moleculesImmune interventionImmunological toleranceTherapeutic approachesAnimal modelsDiseaseImmunotherapyTrimolecular complexMolecular basis
1988
Regulation of T cell clone function via CD4 and CD8 molecules. Anti-CD4 can mediate two distinct inhibitory activities.
Blue ML, Hafler DA, Daley JF, Levine H, Craig KA, Breitmeyer JB, Schlossman SF. Regulation of T cell clone function via CD4 and CD8 molecules. Anti-CD4 can mediate two distinct inhibitory activities. The Journal Of Immunology 1988, 140: 376-83. PMID: 2891768, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.140.2.376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor functionAnti-CD4Anti-CD8 monoclonal antibodiesCD3-TiCell receptor functionMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesIntracellular free Ca2CD3 T-cell receptorT cell activationHistocompatibility complex moleculesCytotoxic functionT cell receptor functionCD8 moleculesCD4CD8Distinct inhibitory activityCD4 moleculeCell activationAntigen receptor functionCell receptorMonoclonal antibodiesFree Ca2Dependent proliferationFunctional effectsSoluble antibodies