2015
DNA Methylation Regulates the Differential Expression of CX3CR1 on Human IL-7Rαlow and IL-7Rαhigh Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells with Distinct Migratory Capacities to the Fractalkine
Shin MS, You S, Kang Y, Lee N, Yoo SA, Park K, Kang KS, Kim SH, Mohanty S, Shaw AC, Montgomery RR, Hwang D, Kang I. DNA Methylation Regulates the Differential Expression of CX3CR1 on Human IL-7Rαlow and IL-7Rαhigh Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells with Distinct Migratory Capacities to the Fractalkine. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 2861-2869. PMID: 26276874, PMCID: PMC4561204, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationDifferential expressionGene expressionCellular traitsEpigenetic mechanismsGene promoterGenome-wide DNA methylationDistinct traitsDNA methylation statusIndividual gene expressionMigratory capacityAutocrine amplification loopImportant biological outcomesPotential biological implicationsMammalian cellsMethylationMethylation statusAmplification loopBiological outcomesTraitsBiological implicationsPromoterEffector memoryExpressionT cells
2013
Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies
Shin MS, Kang Y, Lee N, Wahl ER, Kim SH, Kang KS, Lazova R, Kang I. Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 1407-1415. PMID: 23315075, PMCID: PMC3563755, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1β productionIL-1βHuman monocytesReactive oxygen speciesOligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrinCell responsesProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βTh17 cell responseIL-17 productionAnti-dsDNA antibodiesSystemic lupus erythematosusInnate immune cellsAnti-dsDNA AbsPathogenesis of lupusCytokines IL-1βLupus pathogenesisLupus patientsFamily pyrinLupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseCutaneous lesionsImmune cellsT cellsNuclear AgsPathogenic hallmark
2009
Regulating human Th17 cells via differential expression of IL-1 receptor
Lee WW, Kang SW, Choi J, Lee SH, Shah K, Eynon EE, Flavell RA, Kang I. Regulating human Th17 cells via differential expression of IL-1 receptor. Blood 2009, 115: 530-540. PMID: 19965648, PMCID: PMC2810985, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-08-236521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsIL-1RICell differentiationDifferential expressionIL-17IL-15IL-1betaIL-7T cell receptor triggeringT helper 17 (Th17) cellsIL-1 receptor expressionIL-1RI expressionIL-17 productionHelper 17 cellsT cell populationsCytokine IL-7IL-1R antagonistIL-1 receptorUmbilical cord bloodHuman peripheral bloodGene expressionReceptor triggeringPeripheral bloodCord bloodReceptor expression