2014
Decreased RORC-dependent silencing of prostaglandin receptor EP2 induces autoimmune Th17 cells
Kofler DM, Marson A, Dominguez-Villar M, Xiao S, Kuchroo VK, Hafler DA. Decreased RORC-dependent silencing of prostaglandin receptor EP2 induces autoimmune Th17 cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 2513-2522. PMID: 24812667, PMCID: PMC4089462, DOI: 10.1172/jci72973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAutoimmunityCase-Control StudiesDinoprostoneDown-RegulationFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesGene SilencingHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedModels, ImmunologicalMultiple SclerosisNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3PhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 SubtypeSignal TransductionTh17 CellsConceptsTh17 cell phenotypeProstaglandin receptor EP2Receptor EP2Healthy individualsOverexpression of EP2Transcription factor RORCT cell subsetsEffects of PGE2Cell phenotypeExpression of IFNInflammatory gene transcriptionPGE2-dependent pathwayTh17 cellsWT miceAutoimmune diseasesCell subsetsHealthy subjectsEP2 expressionGM-CSFEP2RORCCD4Cell typesCellsGene transcriptionTreg Cells Expressing the Coinhibitory Molecule TIGIT Selectively Inhibit Proinflammatory Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses
Joller N, Lozano E, Burkett PR, Patel B, Xiao S, Zhu C, Xia J, Tan TG, Sefik E, Yajnik V, Sharpe AH, Quintana FJ, Mathis D, Benoist C, Hafler DA, Kuchroo VK. Treg Cells Expressing the Coinhibitory Molecule TIGIT Selectively Inhibit Proinflammatory Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses. Immunity 2014, 40: 569-581. PMID: 24745333, PMCID: PMC4070748, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytokinesEosinophilsFibrinogenForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationImmunosuppression TherapyLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicReceptors, ImmunologicRespiratory HypersensitivityTh1-Th2 BalanceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsTreg cell subsetsTh2 cell responsesTreg cellsCell subsetsCell responsesProinflammatory T helper 1T effector cell proliferationTreg cell-mediated suppressionFibrinogen-like protein 2Allergic airway inflammationT regulatory (Treg) cellsTh2 cytokine productionSuppression of Th1T helper 1Effector cell proliferationTreg signature genesProinflammatory Th1TIGIT expressionAirway inflammationTh17 cellsRegulatory cellsHelper 1Cytokine productionT cellsImmune responseSmall-Molecule RORγt Antagonists Inhibit T Helper 17 Cell Transcriptional Network by Divergent Mechanisms
Xiao S, Yosef N, Yang J, Wang Y, Zhou L, Zhu C, Wu C, Baloglu E, Schmidt D, Ramesh R, Lobera M, Sundrud MS, Tsai PY, Xiang Z, Wang J, Xu Y, Lin X, Kretschmer K, Rahl PB, Young RA, Zhong Z, Hafler DA, Regev A, Ghosh S, Marson A, Kuchroo VK. Small-Molecule RORγt Antagonists Inhibit T Helper 17 Cell Transcriptional Network by Divergent Mechanisms. Immunity 2014, 40: 477-489. PMID: 24745332, PMCID: PMC4066874, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrostenolsAnimalsBenzeneacetamidesBenzhydryl CompoundsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell LineageCytokinesDigoxinEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGene Regulatory NetworksHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiple SclerosisMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Peptide FragmentsProtein BindingStructure-Activity RelationshipSystems BiologyTh17 CellsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationConceptsTranscriptional networksSignature genesCis-regulatory sitesStrong transcriptional effectsInterconnected regulatory networkCell signature genesSystem-scale analysisTranscriptional regulationDirect repressorTarget lociTranscriptome sequencingRegulatory networksDNA bindingTranscriptional effectsCell lineagesCell differentiationT-cell lineageDirect activatorDivergent mechanismsT cell differentiationSpecific inhibitorDistinct mechanismsPotential therapeutic compoundsGenesRetinoid-related orphan receptor gamma t
2005
High Incidence of Spontaneous Disease in an HLA-DR15 and TCR Transgenic Multiple Sclerosis Model
Ellmerich S, Mycko M, Takacs K, Waldner H, Wahid FN, Boyton RJ, King RH, Smith PA, Amor S, Herlihy AH, Hewitt RE, Jutton M, Price DA, Hafler DA, Kuchroo VK, Altmann DM. High Incidence of Spontaneous Disease in an HLA-DR15 and TCR Transgenic Multiple Sclerosis Model. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 1938-1946. PMID: 15699121, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationCell MovementCentral Nervous SystemDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHLA-DR AntigensHLA-DR Serological SubtypesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMultiple SclerosisMyelin Basic ProteinParalysisPeptide FragmentsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsT cell responsesHLA-DR15Multiple sclerosisDeterminant spreadSpontaneous diseaseCell responsesCD4 T cell recognitionCNS tissue damageHuman multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosis modelT cell reactivityExperimental allergic encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinT cell recognitionMyelin basic proteinAllergic encephalomyelitisMyelin epitopesPeptide immunotherapyAxonal degenerationCell reactivityOligodendrocyte glycoproteinPathogenic roleT cellsHigh incidenceTransgenic mice