2023
Gasdermin D licenses MHCII induction to maintain food tolerance in small intestine
He K, Wan T, Wang D, Hu J, Zhou T, Tao W, Wei Z, Lu Q, Zhou R, Tian Z, Flavell R, Zhu S. Gasdermin D licenses MHCII induction to maintain food tolerance in small intestine. Cell 2023, 186: 3033-3048.e20. PMID: 37327784, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal epithelial cellsCleavage fragmentsSmall intestineCaspase-3/7 inhibitorRegulatory hubTolerance phenotypeN-terminal fragmentHost cellsDifferential cleavageCaspase-3/7Upper small intestineTranscription of CIITAGasdermin DEpithelial cellsMHCII deficiencyMHCII inductionDietary antigensTr1 cellsImmune toleranceProtective immunityFood toleranceForeign antigensMHCII moleculesMiceCells
2022
Human neutrophil development and functionality are enabled in a humanized mouse model
Zheng Y, Sefik E, Astle J, Karatepe K, Öz HH, Solis AG, Jackson R, Luo HR, Bruscia EM, Halene S, Shan L, Flavell RA. Human neutrophil development and functionality are enabled in a humanized mouse model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2121077119. PMID: 36269862, PMCID: PMC9618085, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2121077119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumanized mouse modelMouse modelHuman immune systemHuman neutrophilsImmune systemFunctional human immune systemGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorUnique mouse modelColony-stimulating factorHuman G-CSFMISTRG miceG-CSF receptor geneBacterial burdenInfectious challengeG-CSFNeutrophilsMiceNeutrophil developmentReceptor geneDisease
2014
Immunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Cullen TW, Barry NA, Stefanowski J, Hao L, Degnan PH, Hu J, Peter I, Zhang W, Ruggiero E, Cho JH, Goodman AL, Flavell RA. Immunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cell 2014, 158: 1000-1010. PMID: 25171403, PMCID: PMC4174347, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseIgA coatingIntestinal microbiotaIntestinal bacteriaGerm-free miceIBD patientsIntestinal diseaseImmunoglobulin AMouse modelDiseaseAnaerobic culturingDramatic susceptibilityTargeted eliminationDisease developmentDisease susceptibilityMiceCell sortingMicrobiotaBacterial cell sortingFecal bacteriaSuch bacteriaColitisPatientsIgADevelopment and function of human innate immune cells in a humanized mouse model
Rongvaux A, Willinger T, Martinek J, Strowig T, Gearty SV, Teichmann LL, Saito Y, Marches F, Halene S, Palucka AK, Manz MG, Flavell RA. Development and function of human innate immune cells in a humanized mouse model. Nature Biotechnology 2014, 32: 364-372. PMID: 24633240, PMCID: PMC4017589, DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2858.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Humanized mouse models of infectious diseases
Strowig T, Flavell R. Humanized mouse models of infectious diseases. Drug Discovery Today Disease Models 2012, 9: e11-e16. DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2011.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Thymic development in human CD4 transgenic mice. Positive selection occurs after commitment to the CD8 lineage.
Paterson RK, Burkly LC, Kurahara DK, Dunlap A, Flavell RA, Finkel TH. Thymic development in human CD4 transgenic mice. Positive selection occurs after commitment to the CD8 lineage. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 153: 3491-503. PMID: 7930572, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.153.8.3491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSelection, GeneticStochastic ProcessesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsThymus Gland