Featured Publications
Autoreactivity in naïve human fetal B cells is associated with commensal bacteria recognition
Chen JW, Rice TA, Bannock JM, Bielecka AA, Strauss JD, Catanzaro JR, Wang H, Menard LC, Anolik JH, Palm NW, Meffre E. Autoreactivity in naïve human fetal B cells is associated with commensal bacteria recognition. Science 2020, 369: 320-325. PMID: 32675374, DOI: 10.1126/science.aay9733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell toleranceB cellsCell toleranceEarly human fetal lifeHuman fetal B cellsPolyreactive B cellsHuman fetal lifeApoptotic cellsFetal B cellsHuman fetal liverB cell specificitySingle B cellsAbundant autoantibodiesGut microbiota assemblyNewborn seraFetal lifeBone marrowFetal developmentHealthy adultsCommensal bacteriaRepertoire breadthMicrobiota assemblyFetal liverPreimmune repertoireCell specificity
2013
Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Induces a Primary Type 2 Response that Is Dependent on the Receptor ST2 and Confers Protective Immunity
Palm NW, Rosenstein RK, Yu S, Schenten DD, Florsheim E, Medzhitov R. Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Induces a Primary Type 2 Response that Is Dependent on the Receptor ST2 and Confers Protective Immunity. Immunity 2013, 39: 976-985. PMID: 24210353, PMCID: PMC3852615, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaphylaxisAnimalsBee VenomsCrotalid VenomsGenes, ReporterImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GInsect ProteinsInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinInterleukin-33Interleukin-4InterleukinsLymphocyte ActivationLysophospholipidsMelittenMembrane LipidsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OvalbuminPhospholipases A2PhospholipidsReceptors, IgEReceptors, InterleukinTh2 CellsConceptsInnate immune systemBee venom phospholipase A2Components of venomPhospholipase A2Immune responseGroup 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell ActivationVenom phospholipase A2Immune systemInnate lymphoid cell activationType 2 immune responsesLymphoid cell activationType 2 responsesProtective immune responseConfer protective immunityIgE responseInterleukin-33Receptor ST2Protective immunityCell type responsesCell activationLethal doseMajor allergenBee venomAllergensVenom toxins