2002
The transmembrane form of TNF-α drives autoantibody production in the absence of CD154: studies using MRL/Mp-Faslpr mice
FUJII T, OKADA M, MIMORI T, CRAFT J. The transmembrane form of TNF-α drives autoantibody production in the absence of CD154: studies using MRL/Mp-Faslpr mice. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2002, 130: 224-232. PMID: 12390309, PMCID: PMC1906522, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01982.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearB-LymphocytesCD40 LigandCell LineCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CooperationMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearTh1 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsB cell proliferationTh1 linesTNF-alphaB cellsAntibody productionCell proliferationContact-dependent helpMRL/MpB cell helpMHC class IITh1 cell linesB cell activationCD40-CD154Autoantibody productionTh1 cellsCell helpMRL miceMTNF-alphaProliferative responseHigh titresCell activationTNF-R2Class IITransmembrane formMonoclonal antibodies
1998
Central T cell tolerance in lupus-prone mice: influence of autoimmune background and the lpr mutation.
Fatenejad S, Peng SL, Disorbo O, Craft J. Central T cell tolerance in lupus-prone mice: influence of autoimmune background and the lpr mutation. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 6427-32. PMID: 9834135, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.11.6427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisAutoimmune DiseasesCell LineClonal DeletionColumbidaeCytochrome c GroupDown-RegulationFas ReceptorGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorImmune ToleranceLupus NephritisLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsThymus GlandConceptsMRL/MpJ miceLupus-prone miceT cell toleranceCentral T cell toleranceT cellsLpr mutationCell toleranceSystemic autoimmune diseaseT cell autoreactivityAutoreactive T cellsB cell helpIntrathymic negative selectionMHC class IIMRL/MpJPeripheral control mechanismsAutoimmune backgroundThymic deletionIntrathymic deletionAutoimmune diseasesNonautoimmune miceCell helpTCR transgeneNonautoimmune strainsPeptide AgImmature CD4