2021
Priming of myelin-specific T cells in the absence of dendritic cells results in accelerated development of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Luu T, Cheung JF, Baccon J, Waldner H. Priming of myelin-specific T cells in the absence of dendritic cells results in accelerated development of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0250340. PMID: 33891644, PMCID: PMC8064509, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisT cell responsesDendritic cellsT cellsMultiple sclerosisCell responsesAutoimmune encephalomyelitisSJL miceProteolipid proteinPro-inflammatory T cell responsesAbsence of DCsImportance of DCsPLP-specific T cellsSpontaneous experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMyelin-specific T cellsSelf-reactive T cellsSevere experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisDendritic cells resultsSelf-reactive CD4Myelin antigensCNS antigensInflammatory CD4Autoimmune diseasesDC deficiencyAnimal models
2020
Inducible de novo expression of neoantigens in tumor cells and mice
Damo M, Fitzgerald B, Lu Y, Nader M, William I, Cheung JF, Connolly KA, Foster GG, Akama-Garren E, Lee DY, Chang GP, Gocheva V, Schmidt LM, Boileve A, Wilson JH, Cui C, Monroy I, Gokare P, Cabeceiras P, Jacks T, Joshi NS. Inducible de novo expression of neoantigens in tumor cells and mice. Nature Biotechnology 2020, 39: 64-73. PMID: 32719479, PMCID: PMC7854852, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-0613-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesLevel of regulationRNA splicingDNA recombinationGenetic regulationTolerance mechanismsInducible expressionNeoantigen expressionCell responsesNaïve T-cell responsesCD4 T cell responsesTumor cell linesPeripheral tolerance mechanismsT cell toleranceCentral T cell toleranceCell linesExpressionNovo expressionTight controlEndogenous CD8Antitumor immunityPeripheral toleranceAutoimmune diseasesT cellsThymus results