2000
Multiple differences in gene expression in regulatory Vα24JαQ T cells from identical twins discordant for type I diabetes
Wilson S, Kent S, Horton H, Hill A, Bollyky P, Hafler D, Strominger J, Byrne M. Multiple differences in gene expression in regulatory Vα24JαQ T cells from identical twins discordant for type I diabetes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 7411-7416. PMID: 10840051, PMCID: PMC16559, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.120161297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptor activationCell receptor activationT cellsTranscriptional consequencesDNA microarraysGene expressionActivation of cellsMyeloid lineageClonesMurine autoimmune diseaseInvariant T (MAIT) cellsIL-4 secretionType 1 diabetesAnti-CD3 stimulationT cell clonesIdentical twinsMRNA levelsReceptor activationCellsCell clonesAutoimmune diseasesActivationSecreting clonesQualitative defectsMultiple differences
1998
Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes
Wilson S, Kent S, Patton K, Orban T, Jackson R, Exley M, Porcelli S, Schatz D, Atkinson M, Balk S, Strominger J, Hafler D. Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes. Nature 1998, 391: 177-181. PMID: 9428763, DOI: 10.1038/34419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesT cellsMajor histocompatibility complexIL-4T cell-mediated destructionNon-diabetic siblingsAutoreactive T cellsHigher serum levelsTwins/tripletsType1 diabetic patientsDiabetic patientsSerum levelsTh1 biasDiabetic siblingsImmune systemTissue damageIncomplete concordanceDiabetesHistocompatibility complexIDDMIdentical twinsIFNDiseaseRiskCells