2016
Sex-Based Selectivity of PPARγ Regulation in Th1, Th2, and Th17 Differentiation
Park HJ, Park HS, Lee JU, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. Sex-Based Selectivity of PPARγ Regulation in Th1, Th2, and Th17 Differentiation. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2016, 17: 1347. PMID: 27548145, PMCID: PMC5000743, DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector T cell differentiationT cellsT cell differentiationAdaptive immunityFemale T cellsMale T cellsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaIL-17 productionDifferentiation of Th1PPARγ agonist pioglitazoneProliferator-activated receptor gammaNaïve T cellsSplenic T cellsMouse splenic T cellsImportant immune regulatorPioglitazone treatmentTfh responsesTh17 cellsAgonist pioglitazoneTreg functionAutoimmune diseasesEstrogen exposureImmune regulatorsCell differentiationTh1The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Chae WJ, Ehrlich AK, Chan PY, Teixeira AM, Henegariu O, Hao L, Shin JH, Park JH, Tang WH, Kim ST, Maher SE, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Shan P, Hwa J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Rothlin CV, McMahon-Pratt D, Bothwell AL. The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation. Immunity 2016, 44: 246-258. PMID: 26872695, PMCID: PMC4758884, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAntigens, ProtozoanAsthmaBlood PlateletsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytokinesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalPyroglyphidaeSignal TransductionTh2 CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWnt ProteinsConceptsCell-mediated inflammationTh2 cell cytokine productionCell cytokine productionLeukocyte-platelet aggregatesLeukocyte infiltrationDkk-1Cytokine productionT helper 2 cellsLeishmania major infectionHouse dust miteTranscription factor c-MafAllergen challengeMajor infectionDust miteImmune responseDickkopf-1Parasitic infectionsGATA-3Pathological roleFunctional inhibitionInflammationC-MafP38 MAPKInfiltrationInfection
2008
Promotion of β-Cell Differentiation in Pancreatic Precursor Cells by Adult Islet Cells
Chen W, Begum S, Opare-Addo L, Garyu J, Gibson TF, Bothwell AL, Papaioannou VE, Herold KC. Promotion of β-Cell Differentiation in Pancreatic Precursor Cells by Adult Islet Cells. Endocrinology 2008, 150: 570-579. PMID: 18845629, PMCID: PMC2646532, DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult islet cellsAnlage cellsBeta-cell differentiationMusculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologGlucose transporter 2Mature islet cellsΒ-cell differentiationPrecursor cellsCell-cell contactProduction of proinsulinPancreatic duodenal homeobox-1Pancreatic precursor cellsTranscription factorsDuodenal homeobox 1Islet cellsBeta-cell transcription factorsStromal cell-derived factor-1Differentiation processCell-derived factor-1Beta-cell precursorsMature cellsHomeobox 1Conditions differentiationOncogene homologFactor 1Pax5 and Linker Histone H1 Coordinate DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the 3′ Regulatory Region of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Locus
Giambra V, Volpi S, Emelyanov AV, Pflugh D, Bothwell AL, Norio P, Fan Y, Ju Z, Skoultchi AI, Hardy RR, Frezza D, Birshtein BK. Pax5 and Linker Histone H1 Coordinate DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the 3′ Regulatory Region of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Locus. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2008, 28: 6123-6133. PMID: 18644860, PMCID: PMC2547000, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00233-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell LineCells, CulturedDNA MethylationGenes, ImmunoglobulinHistonesMicePAX5 Transcription FactorConceptsImmunoglobulin heavy chain locusHeavy chain locusHistone modificationsDNA methylationRegulatory regionsPalindromic regionMurine immunoglobulin heavy chain locusB-cell-specific transcription factor Pax5Chain locusLinker histone H1Multiple DNase IModular patternsTranscription factor Pax5Class switch recombinationMethylation-sensitive restriction sitesActive chromatinHeavy chain allelesHypersensitive sitesHistone H1B cell differentiationDNase ISwitch recombinationPotential insulatorsRestriction sitesHS4
2006
The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells
Chae WJ, Henegariu O, Lee SK, Bothwell AL. The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 9631-9636. PMID: 16769892, PMCID: PMC1480458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600225103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type FOXP3Regulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diseasesTh2-type cytokine secretionScurfy mutant mouseSevere autoimmune diseaseFoxp3 transcription factorAntigenic stimulationCytokine secretionFoxp3Suppressive functionMutant miceAdhesion moleculesSuppressor activityDiseaseGlutamic acidImportant roleCellsCD103HyporesponsivenessTh1Leucine zipper domainTranscription factors
2005
Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice
Zhang Z, Welte T, Troiano N, Maher SE, Fu XY, Bothwell AL. Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2005, 328: 800-807. PMID: 15694417, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone RemodelingBone ResorptionCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHematopoietic Stem CellsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceOsteoclastsOsteoporosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-Activators
2004
B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5
Johnson K, Pflugh DL, Yu D, Hesslein DG, Lin KI, Bothwell AL, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Schatz DG, Calame K. B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5. Nature Immunology 2004, 5: 853-861. PMID: 15258579, PMCID: PMC1635547, DOI: 10.1038/ni1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell LineageCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHematopoietic Stem CellsHistonesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionLysineMethylationMiceModels, ImmunologicalMolecular Sequence DataPAX5 Transcription FactorPrecipitin TestsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsConceptsH3-K9 methylationDJH recombinationVH locusHistone 3 lysine 9 methylationLysine 9 methylationFunction of Pax5Non-B lineage cellsB cell-specific lossB cell commitmentHistone exchangeInactive chromatinLysine 9Histone H3Transcription factorsCell commitmentCell-specific lossInhibitory modificationMethylationLineage cellsLociPAX5B cellsHeavy chain rearrangementRecombinationChain rearrangementInterferon 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
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-2STAT3 deletion during hematopoiesis causes Crohn's disease-like pathogenesis and lethality: A critical role of STAT3 in innate immunity
Welte T, Zhang SS, Wang T, Zhang Z, Hesslein DG, Yin Z, Kano A, Iwamoto Y, Li E, Craft JE, Bothwell AL, Fikrig E, Koni PA, Flavell RA, Fu XY. STAT3 deletion during hematopoiesis causes Crohn's disease-like pathogenesis and lethality: A critical role of STAT3 in innate immunity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 1879-1884. PMID: 12571365, PMCID: PMC149927, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0237137100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeletion of Stat3STAT3 deletionInnate immune responseKey transcriptional mediatorNormal embryonic developmentCell-autonomous proliferationAbsence of STAT3Tissue-specific disruptionImmune responseInnate immunityCritical roleTumor necrosis factor alphaNF-kappa B activationTranscriptional mediatorsEmbryonic developmentBowel wall thickeningHematopoiesis resultsInflammatory cell infiltrationSignal transducerNecrosis factor alphaTranscription 3NAPDH oxidase activityBone marrow cellsMyeloid lineageSTAT3
2002
Interferon-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 VeinsCutting 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
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