2013
Autoantigens: Novel forms and presentation to the immune system
Doyle HA, Yang ML, Raycroft MT, Gee RJ, Mamula MJ. Autoantigens: Novel forms and presentation to the immune system. Autoimmunity 2013, 47: 220-233. PMID: 24191689, DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2013.850495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus autoimmunityPresence of autoantibodiesChronic autoimmune diseaseVariety of abnormalitiesAutoantigen presentationAutoimmune diseasesClinical expressionRelated syndromesImmune systemTissue pathologyAutoimmunityNon-genetic factorsAltered pathwaysMicroenvironmental influencesDiseasePresentationCell surfaceAutoantibodiesLupusSyndromeAbnormalities
2006
B Cells Drive Early T Cell Autoimmunity In Vivo prior to Dendritic Cell-Mediated Autoantigen Presentation
Yan J, Harvey BP, Gee RJ, Shlomchik MJ, Mamula MJ. B Cells Drive Early T Cell Autoimmunity In Vivo prior to Dendritic Cell-Mediated Autoantigen Presentation. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 4481-4487. PMID: 16982884, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.7.4481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoreactive T cellsDendritic cellsT cellsB cellsAutoantigen-specific B cellsAutoimmune T cell responsesSelf-reactive T cellsAutoantigen-presenting cellsExposure of autoantigensT cell autoimmunityT cell responsesTransgenic mouse modelAutoantigen presentationCell autoimmunityIg transgenic mouse modelProfessional APCsSelf-AgMouse modelEffective APCsCell responsesVivo studiesAutoimmunityLupusAPCCells
2003
A Failure to Repair Self-Proteins Leads to T Cell Hyperproliferation and Autoantibody Production
Doyle HA, Gee RJ, Mamula MJ. A Failure to Repair Self-Proteins Leads to T Cell Hyperproliferation and Autoantibody Production. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 171: 2840-2847. PMID: 12960305, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.6.2840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBone Marrow TransplantationCD28 AntigensCell DivisionImmunophenotypingIsoaspartic AcidLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationLymphoid TissueMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogensPhosphorylationProtein D-Aspartate-L-Isoaspartate MethyltransferaseReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesConceptsProtein carboxyl methyltransferasePhosphorylation of membersSpontaneous posttranslational modificationAg receptor stimulationCarboxyl methyltransferasePosttranslational modificationsBiological functionsT cell hyperproliferationCell homeostasisCell stressImmune toleranceT cellsT cell homeostasisSystemic lupus erythematosusPeripheral immune toleranceWild-type miceCell hyperproliferationAnti-DNA autoantibodiesHomeostasisLupus erythematosusAutoantibody productionAutoimmune pathologyKidney pathologyT lymphocytesEffector functions
1999
T cell autoimmunity in Ig transgenic mice.
Shinde S, Gee R, Santulli-Marotto S, Bockenstedt L, Clarke S, Mamula M. T cell autoimmunity in Ig transgenic mice. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 162: 7519-24. PMID: 10358207, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.12.7519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationAutoantigensB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesFlow CytometryGenes, ImmunoglobulinHistocompatibility Antigens Class IILupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, TransgenicPeptidesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearT-LymphocytesConceptsAutoreactive T cellsCD4 T cellsT cellsTransgenic miceB lymphocytesMRL-lpr/lpr miceLpr/lpr miceT cell autoimmunityAutoreactive B lymphocytesSystemic lupus erythematosusWild-type C57BL/6Wild-type miceC57BL/6 transgenic miceTransgenic B lymphocytesIg transgenic miceB cell APCCell autoimmunityLupus erythematosusLpr miceT lymphocytesMurine modelImmature phenotypeLymphocytesVivo activationMice
1995
Self-peptides in the initiation of lupus autoimmunity.
Bockenstedt LK, Gee RJ, Mamula MJ. Self-peptides in the initiation of lupus autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 3516-24. PMID: 7534800, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.7.3516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSm small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsT cellsAutoreactive T cell proliferationDiverse autoimmune responseSystemic lupus erythematosusT cell responsesTypes of autoimmunityT cell proliferationD proteinsLupus autoimmunityLupus erythematosusLupus autoantigensAutoimmune responseAb responsesNormal miceForeign AgsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinImmune systemCell responsesHigh titersImmunofluorescence patternMolecular mimicsAmino acids 26Mouse lymphocytes