2012
The Nuclear Receptor PPARs as Important Regulators of T-Cell Functions and Autoimmune Diseases
Choi JM, Bothwell AL. The Nuclear Receptor PPARs as Important Regulators of T-Cell Functions and Autoimmune Diseases. Molecules And Cells 2012, 33: 217-222. PMID: 22382683, PMCID: PMC3887706, DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-2297-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesCell NucleusGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated ReceptorsProtein Structure, TertiaryT-LymphocytesConceptsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorIndependent regulatory mechanismsImportant regulatory roleNuclear receptor proteinsT helper cell differentiationTranscription factorsCellular differentiationNuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsDiverse rolesHelper cell differentiationT cell survivalPPARβ/δCell differentiationRegulatory roleImportant regulatorReceptor proteinNuclear receptorsT cell activationProliferator-activated receptorAutoimmune diseasesLigand treatmentProteinSynthetic ligands
2004
Interferon α but Not Interleukin 12 Activates STAT4 Signaling in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells*
Torpey N, Maher SE, Bothwell AL, Pober JS. Interferon α but Not Interleukin 12 Activates STAT4 Signaling in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 26789-26796. PMID: 15087447, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401517200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2DNADNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansImmunoblottingInflammationInterferon-alphaInterleukin-12Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroviridaeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSTAT4 Transcription FactorSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUmbilical VeinsUp-RegulationConceptsHuman umbilical vein ECMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Quantitative RT-PCRVascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsChemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Chemoattractant protein-1Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsPro-inflammatory behaviorIFNalpha responseHuman vascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsNeuroblastoma cell linesSuppressor of cytokineVein endothelial cellsEffector cellsInterleukin-12T cellsSTAT4 pathwayInterferon αIL12 receptorCytokinesU3A cellsRT-PCR
2003
Class II transactivator promoter activity is suppressed through regulation by a trophoblast noncoding RNA1
Geirsson A, Paliwal I, Lynch RJ, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Class II transactivator promoter activity is suppressed through regulation by a trophoblast noncoding RNA1. Transplantation 2003, 76: 387-394. PMID: 12883198, DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000073612.04525.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceDNA MethylationDNA, ComplementaryHeLa CellsHumansLuciferasesMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, UntranslatedSuppression, GeneticTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionTrophoblastsConceptsClass II expressionMHC class IICIITA promoter IVPromoter IVQuantitative polymerase chain reactionMajor histocompatibility complexAllograft tolerancePolymerase chain reactionFluorescence-activated cell sortingCIITA expressionHuman leukocyte antigen-DRClass IIMHC class II expressionClassic major histocompatibility complexChain reactionCell sortingPurposes of transplantationLack expressionHistocompatibility complexNoncoding RNAsII-deficient cellsSelective suppressionPromoter-reporter constructsCIITA promoterInhibitory domain