2016
mTOR has distinct functions in generating versus sustaining humoral immunity
Jones DD, Gaudette BT, Wilmore JR, Chernova I, Bortnick A, Weiss BM, Allman D. mTOR has distinct functions in generating versus sustaining humoral immunity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 4250-4261. PMID: 27760048, PMCID: PMC5096901, DOI: 10.1172/jci86504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntibody FormationCell DifferentiationEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPHeat-Shock ProteinsImmunity, HumoralMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesPlasma CellsRegulatory-Associated Protein of mTORSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsPlasma cellsBone marrow plasma cellsAntibody-associated diseaseSystemic lupus erythematosusMarrow plasma cellsAntibody-secreting plasma cellsPlasma cell differentiationLineage-specific deletionRole of mTORLupus erythematosusAcute treatmentExogenous antigensHumoral immunityAntibody responseSerum antibodiesMurine modelAntibody synthesisGerminal centersBone marrowCell differentiationMTOR inhibitionRobust protein synthesisMTOR activityRapamycin treatmentMTOR complex 1
2012
Long-Lived Bone Marrow Plasma Cells Are Induced Early in Response to T Cell-Independent or T Cell-Dependent Antigens
Bortnick A, Chernova I, Quinn WJ, Mugnier M, Cancro MP, Allman D. Long-Lived Bone Marrow Plasma Cells Are Induced Early in Response to T Cell-Independent or T Cell-Dependent Antigens. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 5389-5396. PMID: 22529295, PMCID: PMC4341991, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102808.Peer-Reviewed Original Research