2019
TIGIT signaling restores suppressor function of Th1 Tregs
Lucca LE, Axisa PP, Singer ER, Nolan NM, Dominguez-Villar M, Hafler DA. TIGIT signaling restores suppressor function of Th1 Tregs. JCI Insight 2019, 4: e124427. PMID: 30728325, PMCID: PMC6413794, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.124427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIL-12Multiple sclerosisHuman autoimmune disordersT-bet expressionProinflammatory cytokine secretionProduction of IFNType 1 diabetesReduced suppressor activitySuppressor functionRepression of AktFOXO1 nuclear localizationTh1 programTIGIT pathwayCoinhibitory receptorsImmunomodulatory therapyTh17 responsesAutoimmune disordersAutoimmune diseasesSuppressor defectCytokine secretionTregsTIGITProtective effectFunctional inhibitionAkt pathway
2009
The role of the CD58 locus in multiple sclerosis
De Jager PL, Baecher-Allan C, Maier LM, Arthur AT, Ottoboni L, Barcellos L, McCauley JL, Sawcer S, Goris A, Saarela J, Yelensky R, Price A, Leppa V, Patterson N, de Bakker PI, Tran D, Aubin C, Pobywajlo S, Rossin E, Hu X, Ashley CW, Choy E, Rioux JD, Pericak-Vance MA, Ivinson A, Booth DR, Stewart GJ, Palotie A, Peltonen L, Dubois B, Haines JL, Weiner HL, Compston A, Hauser SL, Daly MJ, Reich D, Oksenberg JR, Hafler DA. The role of the CD58 locus in multiple sclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 5264-5269. PMID: 19237575, PMCID: PMC2664005, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0813310106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisMS subjectsMononuclear cellsCD58 expressionProtective effectMRNA expressionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsRegulatory T cellsBlood mononuclear cellsTranscription factor Foxp3Dose-dependent increaseCentral nervous systemLymphoblastic cell linesClinical remissionAxonal lossControl subjectsInflammatory diseasesFactor Foxp3T cellsWhole-genome association scansLFA-3Nervous systemProtective allelesPotential mechanismsSclerosis
2007
A second major histocompatibility complex susceptibility locus for multiple sclerosis
Yeo TW, De Jager PL, Gregory SG, Barcellos LF, Walton A, Goris A, Fenoglio C, Ban M, Taylor CJ, Goodman RS, Walsh E, Wolfish CS, Horton R, Traherne J, Beck S, Trowsdale J, Caillier SJ, Ivinson AJ, Green T, Pobywajlo S, Lander ES, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL, Daly MJ, Oksenberg JR, Hauser SL, Compston A, Hafler DA, Rioux JD, Sawcer S, . A second major histocompatibility complex susceptibility locus for multiple sclerosis. Annals Of Neurology 2007, 61: 228-236. PMID: 17252545, PMCID: PMC2737610, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor histocompatibility complexMultiple sclerosisHLA-C geneHLA-DRB1 geneHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) typingResidual associationHLA-DRB1 locusComplex susceptibility lociTight linkage disequilibriumControl subjectsAntigen typingProtective effectSclerosisClass II regionHistocompatibility complexHLA lociRisk haplotypeClassical HLA lociSingle nucleotide polymorphismsIndependent effectsChromosome 6p21AssociationNucleotide polymorphismsTrio familiesSusceptibility loci