2023
Cutting Edge: IL-21 and Tissue-Specific Signals Instruct Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell Development following Viral Infection.
Song W, Sanchez G, Mayer D, Blackburn H, Chernova I, Flavell R, Weinstein J, Craft J. Cutting Edge: IL-21 and Tissue-Specific Signals Instruct Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell Development following Viral Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 1861-1865. PMID: 37133336, PMCID: PMC10247523, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationInterleukinsLymphocytic ChoriomeningitisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutConceptsAge-associated B cellsIL-21Acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infectionB cellsLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infectionB cell activationHumoral immunityLymphoid organsVirus infectionMouse modelViral infectionB cell developmentCell activationLymphotoxin αVivo generationTissue-specific signalsInfectionDe novo generationOrgan contributionIFNTissue microenvironmentCell developmentLiverPivotal contributorStage-specific roles
2022
Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection
Zander R, Kasmani MY, Chen Y, Topchyan P, Shen J, Zheng S, Burns R, Ingram J, Cui C, Joshi N, Craft J, Zajac A, Cui W. Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection. Immunity 2022, 55: 475-493.e5. PMID: 35216666, PMCID: PMC8916994, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic viral infectionsIL-21Cell responsesViral infectionMixed bone marrow chimera experimentsBone marrow chimera experimentsMemory-like subsetTfh cell responsesCell-mediated immunityTfh cellsEffector CD8LCMV infectionHelper subsetsInterleukin-21Th1 cellsViral controlCD8Chimera experimentsCD4InfectionCell differentiationCellsSubsetResponseDistinct populations
2021
Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses
Cui C, Wang J, Fagerberg E, Chen PM, Connolly KA, Damo M, Cheung JF, Mao T, Askari AS, Chen S, Fitzgerald B, Foster GG, Eisenbarth SC, Zhao H, Craft J, Joshi NS. Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses. Cell 2021, 184: 6101-6118.e13. PMID: 34852236, PMCID: PMC8671355, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 TB cellsTfh cellsLung adenocarcinomaTfh-B cell interactionsTumor-specific B cellsFollicular helper cellsAnti-tumor immunityB cell signaturesCell effector functionsGerminal center formationGC B cellsCD4 THelper cellsTumor controlTumor neoantigensEffector functionsCell collaborationCell responsesCell signatureTumor cellsSignature correlatesNeoantigensCell functionCD4Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus
Dong X, Antao OQ, Song W, Sanchez GM, Zembrzuski K, Koumpouras F, Lemenze A, Craft J, Weinstein JS. Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 478-489. PMID: 33512094, PMCID: PMC7914134, DOI: 10.1002/art.41532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntibody FormationAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansImmunoglobulinsInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMice, Inbred MRL lprMiddle AgedRNA-SeqSTAT4 Transcription FactorT Follicular Helper CellsConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusTfh-like cellsTfh cellsIL-21Human lupusDisease activityCytokine productionSTAT4 activationImmunoglobulin productionPathogenic B cell responsesCourse of lupusClinical disease activityT cell secretionLupus-prone miceHealthy control subjectsCourse of diseaseB cell responsesCytokine interleukin-21Potential therapeutic targetType I IFNB cell maturationSLE patientsPathogenic cytokinesLupus erythematosusInterleukin-21
2018
Single-cell RNA sequencing unveils an IL-10-producing helper subset that sustains humoral immunity during persistent infection
Xin G, Zander R, Schauder DM, Chen Y, Weinstein JS, Drobyski WR, Tarakanova V, Craft J, Cui W. Single-cell RNA sequencing unveils an IL-10-producing helper subset that sustains humoral immunity during persistent infection. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 5037. PMID: 30487586, PMCID: PMC6261948, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07492-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T cellsIL-10Humoral immunityT cellsTfh cellsIL-10-expressing CD4 T cellsViral infectionAntiviral T cell responsesAcute LCMV infectionDouble reporter miceChronic viral infectionsCytokine IL-10T cell responsesPersistent viral infectionIL-10 signalingGerminal center reactionSingle-cell RNA-sequencing approachLCMV infectionHelper subsetsTh1 cellsChronic infectionInflammatory functionsViral controlPersistent infectionCell responses
2017
STAT4 and T-bet control follicular helper T cell development in viral infections
Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Lu Y, Wang JK, Schulz VP, Li N, Herman EI, Kaech SM, Gallagher PG, Craft J. STAT4 and T-bet control follicular helper T cell development in viral infections. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2017, 215: 337-355. PMID: 29212666, PMCID: PMC5748849, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20170457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-21Tfh cellsT-betViral infectionFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cell developmentAcute viral infectionIFN-γ productionHelper T cellsGerminal center B cell survivalB cell survivalT cell developmentIL-4Viral challengeIL-9T cellsImmunoglobulin isotypesIFNSoluble factorsGC responseInfectionGC reactionSTAT4BCL6Cell survivalDisruption of Pathogenic Cellular Networks by IL-21 Blockade Leads to Disease Amelioration in Murine Lupus.
Choi JY, Seth A, Kashgarian M, Terrillon S, Fung E, Huang L, Wang LC, Craft J. Disruption of Pathogenic Cellular Networks by IL-21 Blockade Leads to Disease Amelioration in Murine Lupus. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 2578-2588. PMID: 28219887, PMCID: PMC5360548, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-21Systemic lupus erythematosusMurine lupusTfh cellsLupus erythematosusDisease ameliorationGerminal center B cell responsesTfh-B cell interactionsGC responseFollicular Th cellsIL-21 blockadeLupus-prone B6Progression of glomerulonephritisCell-derived cytokinesB cell responsesMemory B cell developmentPotential therapeutic strategyB cell proliferationB cell maturationGC B cellsOverall survivalOrgan injuryAutoantibody productionLatter cytokineTh cells
2016
TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response
Weinstein JS, Herman EI, Lainez B, Licona-Limón P, Esplugues E, Flavell R, Craft J. TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 1197-1205. PMID: 27573866, PMCID: PMC5030190, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody AffinityB-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationGerminal CenterHumansInterleukin-4InterleukinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNippostrongylusPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Strongylida InfectionsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription Factors
2015
IL-21 Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis through the Induction of Profibrotic CD8+ T Cells
Brodeur TY, Robidoux TE, Weinstein JS, Craft J, Swain SL, Marshak-Rothstein A. IL-21 Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis through the Induction of Profibrotic CD8+ T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 5251-5260. PMID: 26519529, PMCID: PMC4655158, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Critical Role of IL-21-Induced BATF in Sustaining CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Chronic Viral Control
Xin G, Schauder DM, Lainez B, Weinstein JS, Dai Z, Chen Y, Esplugues E, Wen R, Wang D, Parish IA, Zajac AJ, Craft J, Cui W. A Critical Role of IL-21-Induced BATF in Sustaining CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Chronic Viral Control. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 1118-1124. PMID: 26527008, PMCID: PMC4859432, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.09.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsChronic viral infectionsBATF expressionT cellsIL-21Chronic infectionEffector functionsViral infectionCD8 T cell effector functionsAnti-viral effector functionsCD8 T cell responsesCD8 T cell immunityT cell effector functionT cell immunityCD4 T cellsT cell responsesCell effector functionsT cell persistenceT cell maintenanceBlimp-1 expressionCD8 responsesCD4 helpCell immunityViral controlTranscription factor expressionCirculating Follicular Helper–Like T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association With Disease Activity
Choi J, Ho J, Pasoto SG, Bunin V, Kim ST, Carrasco S, Borba EF, Gonçalves CR, Costa PR, Kallas EG, Bonfa E, Craft J. Circulating Follicular Helper–Like T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association With Disease Activity. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2015, 67: 988-999. PMID: 25581113, PMCID: PMC4450082, DOI: 10.1002/art.39020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTfh-like cellsSLE Disease Activity IndexSystemic lupus erythematosusInducible T-cell costimulatorPD-1 expressionDisease activityT cellsBehçet's diseaseSLE patientsLupus erythematosusBlood samplesT cell-B cell collaborationCentral memory T cellsExpression of CXCR5Disease activity indexGerminal center activityMemory T cellsDeath 1 proteinFollicular helper TT-cell costimulatorActive diseaseAntibody positivityDisease durationFollicular helperIL-21
2014
Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection
Shulman Z, Gitlin AD, Weinstein JS, Lainez B, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Craft JE, Nussenzweig MC. Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection. Science 2014, 345: 1058-1062. PMID: 25170154, PMCID: PMC4519234, DOI: 10.1126/science.1257861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper cellsB cellsGC B cellsHelper cellsGerminal centersAntibody-producing B cellsCytokine interleukin-4B cell selectionGerminal center B cell selectionInterleukin-4Transient elevationMajor histocompatibilitySustained increaseFree calciumClonal expansionCognate peptideIntravital imagingCell migrationCellsIntracellularCell selectionHigh levelsHistocompatibility
2012
IL-21 Receptor Is Required for the Systemic Accumulation of Activated B and T Lymphocytes in MRL/MpJ-Faslpr/lpr/J Mice
Rankin AL, Guay H, Herber D, Bertino SA, Duzanski TA, Carrier Y, Keegan S, Senices M, Stedman N, Ryan M, Bloom L, Medley Q, Collins M, Nickerson-Nutter C, Craft J, Young D, Dunussi-Joannopoulos K. IL-21 Receptor Is Required for the Systemic Accumulation of Activated B and T Lymphocytes in MRL/MpJ-Faslpr/lpr/J Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 1656-1667. PMID: 22231702, PMCID: PMC3618484, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphatic DiseasesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutReceptors, Interleukin-21SkinSplenomegalyT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsT cell effector subsetsIL-21Effector subsetsIL-21RT cellsHelper cellsSpontaneous germinal center formationIL-21-dependent mannerIL-21 receptorMRL/MpJPlasma cell accumulationGerminal center formationTh cell differentiationSignificant reductionAutoantibody titersAutoantibody productionCytokines IFNImmune activationSystemic autoimmunityJ miceDisease manifestationsT lymphocytesPleiotropic cytokineB cellsDisease pathogenesis
2011
An Interleukin-21- Interleukin-10-STAT3 Pathway Is Critical for Functional Maturation of Memory CD8+ T Cells
Cui W, Liu Y, Weinstein JS, Craft J, Kaech SM. An Interleukin-21- Interleukin-10-STAT3 Pathway Is Critical for Functional Maturation of Memory CD8+ T Cells. Immunity 2011, 35: 792-805. PMID: 22118527, PMCID: PMC3431922, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunologic MemoryInterleukin-10InterleukinsMiceMice, KnockoutPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Signal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsT-Box Domain ProteinsTranscription FactorsConceptsMemory T cellsT cellsBCL-6Protective memory T cellsCentral memory T cellsSTAT3 pathwayAcute LCMV infectionExpression of EomesLong-term immunityMemory precursor cellsSTAT3-SOCS3 pathwayMemory cell developmentCell developmentT cell developmentMemory CD8IL-21LCMV infectionIL-12Interleukin-10Inflammatory cytokinesFunctional maturationSOCS3 expressionBlimp-1Precursor cellsSTAT3
2009
Thymic self-reactivity selects natural interleukin 17–producing T cells that can regulate peripheral inflammation
Marks BR, Nowyhed HN, Choi JY, Poholek AC, Odegard JM, Flavell RA, Craft J. Thymic self-reactivity selects natural interleukin 17–producing T cells that can regulate peripheral inflammation. Nature Immunology 2009, 10: 1125-1132. PMID: 19734905, PMCID: PMC2751862, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryInflammationIntegrin alpha4beta1Interleukin-17Interleukin-23Interleukin-6InterleukinsMiceMice, TransgenicNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, CCR6Receptors, Retinoic AcidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneThymus GlandT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransforming Growth Factor beta
2008
ICOS-dependent extrafollicular helper T cells elicit IgG production via IL-21 in systemic autoimmunity
Odegard JM, Marks BR, DiPlacido LD, Poholek AC, Kono DH, Dong C, Flavell RA, Craft J. ICOS-dependent extrafollicular helper T cells elicit IgG production via IL-21 in systemic autoimmunity. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2008, 205: 2873-2886. PMID: 18981236, PMCID: PMC2585848, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20080840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteAutoimmunityCell DifferentiationChemokinesDisease Models, AnimalGerminal CenterImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin GInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutPlasma CellsReceptors, CXCR4T-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsEffector T cellsT cellsIL-21IgG productionCXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) expressionB cell helper functionFollicular helper T cellsChemokine receptor 4 expressionReceptor 4 expressionCD4 T cellsHelper T cellsMRL/MpJAutoimmune strainsP-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1Autoantibody productionChronic autoimmunitySystemic autoimmunityPlasma cellsExtrafollicular responseExtrafollicular sitesMouse modelGerminal centersHelper functionSelective lossLigand 1