1997
Variable Immortalizing Potential and Frequent Virus Latency in Blood-Derived T-Cell Clones Infected With Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I
Richardson JH, Höllsberg P, Windhagen A, Child LA, Hafler DA, Lever A. Variable Immortalizing Potential and Frequent Virus Latency in Blood-Derived T-Cell Clones Infected With Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I. Blood 1997, 89: 3303-3314. PMID: 9129036, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.9.3303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IVirus type IT cellsSpontaneous proliferationFresh peripheral blood lymphocytesGag p24 productionCD4 T cellsInfected cellsPeripheral blood lymphocytesHTLV-I provirusViral mRNA expressionType IP24 productionVirus-cell interactionsIL-6Virus carriersInterleukin-6Blood lymphocytesHost cell factorsCytokine mRNAVirus latencyVirus-producing clonesHTLVMRNA expression
1996
Cytotoxic γδ T Lymphocytes Associated with an Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Rothenberg M, Weber W, Longtine J, Hafler D. Cytotoxic γδ T Lymphocytes Associated with an Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder. Clinical Immunology 1996, 80: 266-272. PMID: 8811046, DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.0122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsGamma delta T-cell receptorDelta T-cell receptorPosttransplantation lymphoproliferative diseaseT cellsBrain lesionsT cell receptorLymphoproliferative diseaseCell receptorInflammatory brain lesionsPosttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorderEpstein-Barr virusCultured T cell linesCentral nervous systemT cell linesHuman brain tissueLymphoproliferative disordersAutoimmune diseasesInflammatory processVirus immunityNervous systemBrain tissueLesionsTarget cells
1991
Common T‐cell receptor Vβ usage in oligoclonal T lymphocytes derived from cerebrospinal fluid and blood of patients with multiple sclerosis
Lee S, Wucherpfennig K, Brod S, Benjamin D, Weiner H, Hafler D. Common T‐cell receptor Vβ usage in oligoclonal T lymphocytes derived from cerebrospinal fluid and blood of patients with multiple sclerosis. Annals Of Neurology 1991, 29: 33-40. PMID: 1847614, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410290109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernChild, PreschoolClone CellsDNA ProbesFemaleGene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorGene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMultiple SclerosisPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell populationsT cell clonesCerebrospinal fluidMultiple sclerosisT cellsT cell receptor Vβ usageNeurological diseasesOligoclonal T-cell populationsT cell receptor V beta genesOligoclonal T lymphocytesOligoclonal T cellsSame T cell receptorBlood of patientsNormal control subjectsT cell receptor beta chainProgenitor T cellsT cell receptorIndividual T cellsGamma chain geneImmune compartmentVβ usageControl subjectsReceptor beta chainT lymphocytesPatients
1990
Shared Human T Cell Receptor Vβ Usage to Immunodominant Regions of Myelin Basic Protein
Wucherpfennig K, Ota K, Endo N, Seidman JG, Rosenzweig A, Weiner H, Hafler D. Shared Human T Cell Receptor Vβ Usage to Immunodominant Regions of Myelin Basic Protein. Science 1990, 248: 1016-1019. PMID: 1693015, DOI: 10.1126/science.1693015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisImmunodominant regionMyelin basic proteinMS patientsT cellsBeta 17T cell receptor Vβ usageTCR V beta gene usageReactive T cellsBeta gene usageT cell receptor beta chainT cell linesBasic proteinSpecific immunotherapyVβ usageAutoimmune diseasesReceptor beta chainHealthy subjectsTarget antigenGene usageBeta 12Myelin proteinsTCR structureHuman MBPBeta chain