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
2006
Decreased Numbers of Regulatory T Cells Suggest Impaired Immune Tolerance in Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Preliminary Study
Kawikova I, Leckman JF, Kronig H, Katsovich L, Bessen DE, Ghebremichael M, Bothwell AL. Decreased Numbers of Regulatory T Cells Suggest Impaired Immune Tolerance in Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Preliminary Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 273-278. PMID: 16996487, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteAutoantigensBlood Cell CountCD4 Lymphocyte CountCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChildData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmune ToleranceInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLectins, C-TypeLymphocyte CountMaleStreptococcal InfectionsTic DisordersT-LymphocytesTourette SyndromeConceptsT reg cellsRegulatory T cellsReg cellsTourette syndromeT cellsTS patientsFluorescence-activated cell sortingHealthy age-matched control childrenHealthy age-matched control subjectsT reg cell numbersBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionAge-matched control subjectsHost T-cell immunityPathogenesis of TSHemolytic streptococcal infectionT cell immunitySignificant decreaseAge-matched control childrenAutoimmune inflammationCell immunityStreptococcal infectionAutoreactive lymphocytesImmune toleranceAutoimmune responsePeripheral blood
2004
Evidence for a dual pathway of activation in CD43-stimulated Th2 cells: differential requirement for the Lck tyrosine kinase
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ, Vijayasarathy C, Pflugh DL, Bothwell AL, al-Ramadi BK. Evidence for a dual pathway of activation in CD43-stimulated Th2 cells: differential requirement for the Lck tyrosine kinase. International Immunology 2004, 16: 1215-1223. PMID: 15237112, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteClone CellsHumansInterleukin-4Lectins, C-TypeLeukosialinLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)MiceMultiprotein ComplexesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationReceptors, Interleukin-2Shc Signaling Adaptor ProteinsSialoglycoproteinsSignal TransductionSrc Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1Th2 CellsConceptsCD43 ligationSLP-76Adaptor protein SLP-76Tyrosine kinaseLck-deficient cellsTyrosine phosphorylated proteinsLck tyrosine kinaseMulti-component complexesT cell biologyNaive splenic T cellsPhosphorylated proteinsMajor protein bandsTyrosine phosphorylationCell biologyPathway componentsDifferential requirementExact functionDifferent effector functionsPhosphorylationT cell moleculesCellular proliferationProtein bandsCell moleculesLckKinase
2002
Ly-6 Superfamily Members Ly-6A/E, Ly-6C, and Ly-6I Recognize Two Potential Ligands Expressed by B Lymphocytes
Pflugh DL, Maher SE, Bothwell AL. Ly-6 Superfamily Members Ly-6A/E, Ly-6C, and Ly-6I Recognize Two Potential Ligands Expressed by B Lymphocytes. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 169: 5130-5136. PMID: 12391229, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.9.5130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteAntigens, LyB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD59 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesCHO CellsCOS CellsCricetinaeGenetic VariationImmunoglobulin Constant RegionsImmunoglobulin mu-ChainsLectinsLigandsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMultigene FamilyMyeloid CellsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 2TransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsLy-6 proteinsLy-6A/EChimeric proteinLy-6 moleculesMost hemopoietic cellsGlycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteinsMature B cellsMembrane proteinsLipid raftsLy-6ECell adhesion moleculeStages of differentiationMature B lymphocytesAnalysis of variantsIgM heavy chainSupergene familyCH27 cellsProteinHemopoietic cellsLigand activityLy-6CHeavy chainPotential ligandsB lymphocytesAdhesion moleculesInterferon-γ Augments CD95(APO-1/Fas) and Pro-Caspase-8 Expression and Sensitizes Human Vascular Endothelial Cells to CD95-Mediated Apoptosis
Li JH, Kluger MS, Madge LA, Zheng L, Bothwell AL, Pober JS. Interferon-γ Augments CD95(APO-1/Fas) and Pro-Caspase-8 Expression and Sensitizes Human Vascular Endothelial Cells to CD95-Mediated Apoptosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2002, 161: 1485-1495. PMID: 12368221, PMCID: PMC1867313, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64424-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesAntigens, CDApoptosisCaspase 8Caspase 9CaspasesCell DeathCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularEnzyme InhibitorsEnzyme PrecursorsFas Ligand ProteinFas ReceptorGene Expression RegulationGenetic VectorsHumansInterferon-gammaMembrane GlycoproteinsMicrocirculationRetroviridaeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSkinTransfectionUmbilical Veins
1996
Porcine endothelial CD86 is a major costimulator of xenogeneic human T cells: cloning, sequencing, and functional expression in human endothelial cells.
Maher SE, Karmann K, Min W, Hughes CC, Pober JS, Bothwell AL. Porcine endothelial CD86 is a major costimulator of xenogeneic human T cells: cloning, sequencing, and functional expression in human endothelial cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 3838-44. PMID: 8892613, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.9.3838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbataceptAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationAortaB7-2 AntigenBase SequenceCells, CulturedCHO CellsCloning, MolecularCricetinaeCricetulusCTLA-4 AntigenDNA, ComplementaryEndothelium, VascularHumansImmunoconjugatesInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificitySwineT-LymphocytesTransfectionUmbilical Veins