2006
Pivotal roles of CD8+ T cells restricted by MHC class I–like molecules in autoimmune diseases
Das G, Das J, Eynott P, Zhang Y, Bothwell AL, Van Kaer L, Shi Y. Pivotal roles of CD8+ T cells restricted by MHC class I–like molecules in autoimmune diseases. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2006, 203: 2603-2611. PMID: 17088432, PMCID: PMC2118151, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20060936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesBeta 2-MicroglobulinCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell SurvivalFemaleH-2 AntigensHistocompatibility Antigen H-2DHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIslets of LangerhansLymphoproliferative DisordersMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNuclear ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsInnate-like lymphocytesInflammatory bowel diseaseMHC class IT cellsAutoimmune diseasesClass IMajor histocompatibility complex class IaLike moleculesClass II moleculesAdoptive transferBowel diseaseAutoimmune disordersLymphoproliferative syndromeImmunoregulatory functionsAdaptive immunityCD8Class IaDiseaseMiceInsulitisAutoimmunityPivotal roleCellsLymphocytesSyndromeManganese Treatment Modulates the Expression of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors in Astrocytoma and Neuroblastoma Cells
Isaac AO, Kawikova I, Bothwell AL, Daniels CK, Lai JC. Manganese Treatment Modulates the Expression of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors in Astrocytoma and Neuroblastoma Cells. Neurochemical Research 2006, 31: 1305-1316. PMID: 17053972, DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9173-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorMn neurotoxicityPPAR isoformsExpression of PPARsNeuroblastoma cellsProliferator-activated receptorAnti-oxidant responseCell typesChronic exposureNeurotoxic mechanismsPeroxisome proliferatorPathophysiological importanceHuman astrocytomasNeural cellsNeurotoxicityManganese chloride treatmentProtein expressionCell proliferationAstrocytomasManganese treatmentReceptorsMolecular mechanismsTreatmentCytosolic fractionCellsA limited number of genes are involved in the differentiation of germinal center B cells
Nakayama Y, Stabach P, Maher SE, Mahajan MC, Masiar P, Liao C, Zhang X, Ye Z, Tuck D, Bothwell AL, Newburger PE, Weissman SM. A limited number of genes are involved in the differentiation of germinal center B cells. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2006, 99: 1308-1325. PMID: 16795035, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell LineChildChild, PreschoolDithiothreitolDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGerminal CenterHumansMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPalatine TonsilProtein FoldingRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTunicamycinX-Box Binding Protein 1ConceptsUnfolded protein responseX-box binding protein 1Interferon regulatory factor 4Protein 1B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1Transcription factor B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1Post-transcriptional changesBinding protein 1Maturation protein-1Mature B cellsDisulfide isomeraseTranscription factorsLevel of expressionPlasmacytoma cell lineProtein responseGene expressionRegulatory factor 4GenesGerminal center B cellsLymphoblastoid cellsLimited inductionCell linesB cellsFactor 4Germinal center centroblasts
2004
Inhibition of alloresponse by a human trophoblast non-coding RNA suppressing class II transactivator promoter III and major histocompatibility class II expression in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Inhibition of alloresponse by a human trophoblast non-coding RNA suppressing class II transactivator promoter III and major histocompatibility class II expression in murine B-lymphocytes. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2004, 23: 1077-1081. PMID: 15454174, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA promoter IIIPromoter IIIMajor histocompatibilityClass II transactivator promoter IIIMajor histocompatibility class II expressionMHC class II expressionConstitutive class II expressionClass II transcriptsAllograft toleranceLymphocyte proliferationT lymphocytesAllogenic responseLymphocyte stimulationMurine B lymphocytesB cellsB lymphocytesClass IIFlow cytometryFunctional affectsConcurrent suppressionBp 152AlloresponseSignificant suppressionCIITA promoter
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 domainHuman trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Lynch RJ, Paliwal I, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Human trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 301: 718-724. PMID: 12565840, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00028-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA expressionPromoter IIIClassical MHC antigensMHC class IICIITA promoter IIIAllograft toleranceMHC antigensMurine B lymphocytesFunctional assessmentB lymphocytesClass III-AkIII activityPromoter-reporter constructsTrophoblastCH27BlotTransient transfectionExpressionNorthern blotNegative trans-acting factorsNoncoding RNAsSuppressionTrans-acting factors