1997
Constitutive expression of costimulatory molecules by human microglia and its relevance to CNS autoimmunity
Dangond F, Windhagen A, Groves C, Hafler D. Constitutive expression of costimulatory molecules by human microglia and its relevance to CNS autoimmunity. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1997, 76: 132-138. PMID: 9184642, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00043-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCostimulatory moleculesHuman microgliaMyelin-reactive T cellsTh1 T cell responsesExpression of B7.1Reactive T cellsT cell responsesMultiple sclerosis plaquesT cell surface moleculesB7.2 costimulatory moleculesMHC-antigen complexesT cell activationT cell receptorCNS autoimmunityCNS inflammationB7.2 expressionBiopsy specimensB7 familyT cellsNormal brainMicrogliaNervous systemB7.1High expression
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