2008
Transduction of the cytoplasmic domain of CTLA-4 inhibits TcR-specific activation signals and prevents collagen-induced arthritis
Choi JM, Kim SH, Shin JH, Gibson T, Yoon BS, Lee DH, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Lim JS, Lee SK. Transduction of the cytoplasmic domain of CTLA-4 inhibits TcR-specific activation signals and prevents collagen-induced arthritis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 19875-19880. PMID: 19066215, PMCID: PMC2604944, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805198105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen-induced arthritisT cell activationCTLA-4Human umbilical vein endothelial cellsCell activationInflammatory cytokine productionErosion of cartilageCytoplasmic domainEffective therapeutic approachActivated T cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCell-permeable formT cell receptor-proximal signalingVein endothelial cellsAntibody levelsRheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune diseasesCytokine productionHuman CTLT cellsTherapeutic approachesCell-permeable recombinant proteinArthritisTransdermal administrationMouse T cell activation
2003
Engraftment of a vascularized human skin equivalent
Schechner JS, Crane SK, Wang F, Szeglin AM, Tellides G, Lorber MI, Bothwell AL, Pober JS. Engraftment of a vascularized human skin equivalent. The FASEB Journal 2003, 17: 2250-2256. PMID: 14656987, DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0257com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman skin equivalentsAcellular dermis graftsSkin equivalentsBcl-2-transduced human umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cell transplantationVein endothelial cellsCultured human keratinocytesCell transplantationSurvival gene bcl-2Orthotopic implantationSuccessful transplantationDermis graftImmunodeficient miceClinical utilityGraft vascularizationImpaired angiogenesisGene Bcl-2Bcl-2-transduced cellsAcellular dermisEndothelial cellsClinical performanceGraftBcl-2Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Stimulates Recruitment of SHP-1 to the Complex Containing TNFR-Associated Factor 6 That Regulates Osteoclastogenesis
Zhang Z, Jimi E, Bothwell AL. Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Stimulates Recruitment of SHP-1 to the Complex Containing TNFR-Associated Factor 6 That Regulates Osteoclastogenesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 171: 3620-3626. PMID: 14500659, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.7.3620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineCysteineGenetic VectorsGlycoproteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsNF-kappa BOsteoclastsOsteoprotegerinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein SubunitsProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRetroviridaeSerineSrc Homology DomainsTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Transduction, GeneticTyrosineUp-RegulationConceptsSrc homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1Mitogen-activated protein kinaseExpression of SHPProtein kinaseBone marrow macrophagesSrc homology 2 domainTyrosine phosphatase SHP-1P38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseC-Jun N-terminal kinasePhosphatase SHP-1Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinaseMarrow macrophagesAssociation of TRAF6Signal-regulated kinaseN-terminal kinaseMultinuclear osteoclast-like cellsPhosphorylation of AktP85 subunitPhosphatase 1Tyrosine phosphorylationPathways downstreamRANKL-induced phosphorylationRAW264.7 cellsKinase
2002
Cutting Edge: Internalization of Transduced E-Selectin by Cultured Human Endothelial Cells: Comparison of Dermal Microvascular and Umbilical Vein Cells and Identification of a Phosphoserine-Type Di-leucine Motif
Kluger MS, Shiao SL, Bothwell AL, Pober JS. Cutting Edge: Internalization of Transduced E-Selectin by Cultured Human Endothelial Cells: Comparison of Dermal Microvascular and Umbilical Vein Cells and Identification of a Phosphoserine-Type Di-leucine Motif. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 168: 2091-2095. PMID: 11859093, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.5.2091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsRate of internalizationAspartic acid substitutionSurface protein expressionEndothelial cell behaviorLeucine motifProtein internalizationCytoplasmic regionSurface expression levelsType motifSelectin surface expressionEndothelial cellsMutational analysisHuman endothelial cellsUmbilical vein cellsAcid substitutionsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsCell behaviorCultured human endothelial cellsCytokine inductionExpression levelsVein cellsInternalization processProtein expressionMotif