2007
Evaluating the role of HLA‐DQ polymorphisms on immune response to bacterial superantigens using transgenic mice
Rajagopalan G, Polich G, Sen M, Singh M, Epstein B, Lytle A, Rouse M, Patel R, David C. Evaluating the role of HLA‐DQ polymorphisms on immune response to bacterial superantigens using transgenic mice. HLA 2007, 71: 135-145. PMID: 18086265, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00986.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStreptococcal mitogenic exotoxin ZClass II moleculesHLA class II moleculesHLA-DQ6HLA-DQ8Transgenic miceBacterial superantigensImmune responseHLA class II transgenic miceHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II moleculesHLA class II allelesToxic shock syndrome toxin-1II transgenic miceSimilar clinical outcomesHLA-DQ polymorphismStreptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin AHLA class IIVivo immune responseHLA class II polymorphismClass II allelesPyrogenic exotoxin ASyndrome toxin-1Superantigen-mediated diseasesClass II polymorphism
2002
Expression and Function of Transgenic HLA-DQ Molecules and Lymphocyte Development in Mice Lacking Invariant Chain
Rajagopalan G, Smart M, Krco C, David C. Expression and Function of Transgenic HLA-DQ Molecules and Lymphocyte Development in Mice Lacking Invariant Chain. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 169: 1774-1783. PMID: 12165499, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.4.1774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigensAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCytoskeletal ProteinsEnterotoxinsGene ExpressionHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DQ AntigensHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte SubsetsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicShock, SepticConceptsClass II moleculesStaphylococcal enterotoxin BMHC class II moleculesT cellsFunctional MHC class II moleculesSystemic IFN-gamma productionT cell responsesHuman class II moleculesIFN-gamma productionPrimed T cellsHLA-DQ moleculesInvariant chainSpecific T cell hybridomasProcessing/presentationT cell hybridomasT cell developmentDQ8 miceExogenous superantigensHLA-DQ8Mature B cellsCytokine productionHLA-DQ6Phenotype of miceVivo challengeB cells