2017
Membrane‐bound Dickkopf‐1 in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells suppresses T‐cell‐mediated autoimmune colitis
Chae W, Park J, Henegariu O, Yilmaz S, Hao L, Bothwell ALM. Membrane‐bound Dickkopf‐1 in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells suppresses T‐cell‐mediated autoimmune colitis. Immunology 2017, 152: 265-275. PMID: 28556921, PMCID: PMC5588763, DOI: 10.1111/imm.12766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityCell MembraneCell ProliferationCHO CellsColitisColonCricetulusDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhenotypeSelf ToleranceSignal TransductionTime FactorsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransfectionConceptsRegulatory T cellsTreg cellsDKK-1 expressionAutoimmune colitisDickkopf-1T cellsT cell-mediated toleranceEffector CD4 T cellsCD4 T cellsInduction of toleranceT cell proliferationT cell receptor stimulationNovel TregColitis modelImmunological homeostasisImmunological toleranceFoxp3Receptor stimulationCanonical Wnt pathwayColitisFunctional inhibitionMonoclonal antibodiesDe novo protein synthesisProtein kinase pathwaySuppressor function
2014
PPARγ Negatively Regulates T Cell Activation to Prevent Follicular Helper T Cells and Germinal Center Formation
Park HJ, Kim DH, Choi JY, Kim WJ, Kim JY, Senejani AG, Hwang SS, Kim LK, Tobiasova Z, Lee GR, Craft J, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. PPARγ Negatively Regulates T Cell Activation to Prevent Follicular Helper T Cells and Germinal Center Formation. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e99127. PMID: 24921943, PMCID: PMC4055678, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cellsT cellsGerminal center reactionTfh cellsSheep red blood cell immunizationRed blood cell immunizationCenter reactionPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaIL-21 expressionProliferator-activated receptor gammaWild-type T cellsType T cellsGerminal center formationGerminal center B cellsT cell activationCell immunizationAutoantibody productionGlomerular inflammationSignature cytokinesAdaptive immunityGerminal centersGlucose metabolismNF-κBB cells
2006
A 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
2005
B cells and osteoblast and osteoclast development
Horowitz MC, Bothwell AL, Hesslein DG, Pflugh DL, Schatz DG. B cells and osteoblast and osteoclast development. Immunological Reviews 2005, 208: 141-153. PMID: 16313346, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00328.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsB-LymphocytesCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationDNA-Binding ProteinsGlycoproteinsHumansInterleukin-7LymphopoiesisMembrane GlycoproteinsOsteoblastsOsteoclastsOsteogenesisOsteoprotegerinPAX5 Transcription FactorRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticOsteoporosis 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
Pax5-Deficient Mice Exhibit Early Onset Osteopenia with Increased Osteoclast Progenitors
Horowitz MC, Xi Y, Pflugh DL, Hesslein DG, Schatz DG, Lorenzo JA, Bothwell AL. Pax5-Deficient Mice Exhibit Early Onset Osteopenia with Increased Osteoclast Progenitors. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 173: 6583-6591. PMID: 15557148, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.11.6583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of osteoclastsSpleen cellsB cellsOsteoclast developmentB cell-deficient miceCell-deficient miceControl spleen cellsB lymphocyte lineage cellsBone marrow cellsB-cell lineagePro-B cell stageMonocyte phenotypeBone massOsteoclast precursorsMice exhibitOsteoclast progenitorsMarrow cellsGrowth factorMiceOsteoclastsLineage cellsOsteopeniaCell lineagesCellsAdherent cellsB 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
STAT3 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedCrohn DiseaseDNA-Binding ProteinsGene DeletionHematopoiesisImmunityMiceSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsConceptsDeletion 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 lineageSTAT3Pax5 is required for recombination of transcribed, acetylated, 5′ IgH V gene segments
Hesslein DG, Pflugh DL, Chowdhury D, Bothwell AL, Sen R, Schatz DG. Pax5 is required for recombination of transcribed, acetylated, 5′ IgH V gene segments. Genes & Development 2003, 17: 37-42. PMID: 12514097, PMCID: PMC195966, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1031403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetylationAllelesAnimalsB-LymphocytesChromatinDNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy ChainGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenes, RAG-1HistonesHomeodomain ProteinsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPAX5 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVDJ Recombinases