2009
RAGE-independent autoreactive B cell activation in response to chromatin and HMGB1/DNA immune complexes
Avalos AM, Kiefer K, Tian J, Christensen S, Shlomchik M, Coyle AJ, Marshak-Rothstein A. RAGE-independent autoreactive B cell activation in response to chromatin and HMGB1/DNA immune complexes. Autoimmunity 2009, 43: 103-110. PMID: 20014975, PMCID: PMC2929824, DOI: 10.3109/08916930903384591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAM14 B cellsB cell activationHMGB1-DNA complexHMGB1-RAGE interactionNuclear DNACell activationAutoreactive B cell activationB cell responsesB cellsDNA immune complexesImmune complexesSoluble formRole of HMGB1DNAAutoreactive B cell responsesCell responsesCell debrisCellsCellular debrisExcessive accumulationRAGE-deficient miceSystemic autoimmune diseaseActivationRole of RAGETLR9-dependent manner
2008
Autoreactive B Cells Discriminate CpG-Rich and CpG-Poor DNA and This Response Is Modulated by IFN-α
Uccellini MB, Busconi L, Green NM, Busto P, Christensen SR, Shlomchik MJ, Marshak-Rothstein A, Viglianti GA. Autoreactive B Cells Discriminate CpG-Rich and CpG-Poor DNA and This Response Is Modulated by IFN-α. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 5875-5884. PMID: 18941176, PMCID: PMC2584609, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.9.5875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoreactive B cellsDNA-reactive B cellsB cellsImmune complexesIFN-alphaLow-affinity autoreactive B cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusB cell proliferationBCR transgenic miceTLR9-dependent activationLupus erythematosusUnmethylated CpG dinucleotideTransgenic miceImmunostimulatory motifsCell proliferationActivation thresholdTLR9Normal repertoireCellsPotent ligandsBCRCpG island fragmentsDual engagementActivationImportant mechanism