2025
KLF2 maintains lineage fidelity and suppresses CD8 T cell exhaustion during acute LCMV infection
Fagerberg E, Attanasio J, Dien C, Singh J, Kessler E, Abdullah L, Shen J, Hunt B, Connolly K, De Brouwer E, He J, Iyer N, Buck J, Borr E, Damo M, Foster G, Giles J, Huang Y, Tsang J, Krishnaswamy S, Cui W, Joshi N. KLF2 maintains lineage fidelity and suppresses CD8 T cell exhaustion during acute LCMV infection. Science 2025, 387: eadn2337. PMID: 39946463, PMCID: PMC12199163, DOI: 10.1126/science.adn2337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsT cellsCD8 T cell exhaustionNaive CD8 T cellsAcute LCMV infectionT cell exhaustionT cell fate decisionsLineage fidelityLCMV infectionEffector differentiationAcute infectionExhaustion programTranscription factorsImmune responseEpigenetic modulationSuppress differentiationProgenitor stateKLF2InfectionFunctional stateFate decisionsCD8Decreased T helper 1 cell function underlies recurrent sinopulmonary infections in the 17q12 deletion syndrome
Shin J, Shin H, Gutierrez A, Yoo N, Par-Young J, Osmani L, Shin M, Sanchez-Lara P, Bucala R, Soffer G, Kang I. Decreased T helper 1 cell function underlies recurrent sinopulmonary infections in the 17q12 deletion syndrome. EBioMedicine 2025, 112: 105578. PMID: 39891996, PMCID: PMC11840234, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsRecurrent sinopulmonary infectionsT cell functionRNA-seq analysisT cellsHealthy controlsSinopulmonary infectionsRNA-seqT-betIFN-gFrequency of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsCD4<sup>+</sup> T cell functionTh1 transcription factor T-betDeletion syndromeFlow cytometryCompared to age-matched healthy controlsTranscription factor T-betDecreased T-betUrinary tract abnormalitiesAge-matched healthy controlsMultiplex assayDownstream effector cytokinesEffector cytokinesRecurrent infectionsTh17 cytokines
2022
TBX5 variant with the novel phenotype of mixed-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return in Holt-Oram Syndrome and variable intrafamilial heart defects
Azab B, Aburizeg D, Ji W, Jeffries L, Isbeih NJ, Al-Akily AS, Mohammad H, Abu Osba Y, Shahin MA, Dardas Z, Hatmal MM, Al-Ammouri I, Lakhani S. TBX5 variant with the novel phenotype of mixed-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return in Holt-Oram Syndrome and variable intrafamilial heart defects. Molecular Medicine Reports 2022, 25: 210. PMID: 35514310, PMCID: PMC9133962, DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2022.12726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHolt-Oram syndromeMolecular etiologyT-box domainWild-type proteinT-box transcription factorGenetic investigationsTrio-based whole-exome sequencingNonsense variantTranscription factorsIntrafamilial levelTBX5 proteinNovel phenotypesProtein's abilityFirst genetic investigationMutant dimersNon-syndromic presentationsProtein modelingWhole-exome sequencingComplete phenotypingSubsequent genetic investigationsTbx5Novel associationsPowerful approachWide phenotypic spectrumNon-covalent bondsDevelopment of Tbet- and CD11c-expressing B cells in a viral infection requires T follicular helper cells outside of germinal centers
Song W, Antao OQ, Condiff E, Sanchez GM, Chernova I, Zembrzuski K, Steach H, Rubtsova K, Angeletti D, Lemenze A, Laidlaw BJ, Craft J, Weinstein JS. Development of Tbet- and CD11c-expressing B cells in a viral infection requires T follicular helper cells outside of germinal centers. Immunity 2022, 55: 290-307.e5. PMID: 35090581, PMCID: PMC8965751, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper cellsB cellsGC B cellsHelper cellsMemory subsetsRobust recall responsesB cell subsetsGerminal center formationB cell generationAcute infectionCell subsetsRecall responsesTh1 cellsProximal deliveryCD11cGerminal centersIntegrin LFA-1Viral infectionAntibody productionVLA-4Splenic retentionLFA-1TbetBCL6 expressionInfection
2020
Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Dynamics During Human Heart Organogenesis
VanOudenhove J, Yankee T, Wilderman A, Cotney J. Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Dynamics During Human Heart Organogenesis. Circulation Research 2020, 127: e184-e209. PMID: 32772801, PMCID: PMC7554226, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.316704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatinEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenomicsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic VariationHeartHeart Defects, CongenitalHistone CodeHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.5HumansNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelOrganogenesisRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidT-Box Domain ProteinsTranscriptomeConceptsRegulatory sequencesHeart enhancersHeart organogenesisGene expression network analysisWeighted gene coexpression networkGene expression dynamicsGene expression networksPutative disease genesWhole-genome sequencing dataGene coexpression networksExpression network analysisDisease-relevant genesGenome sequencing dataRare sequence alterationsHeart-specific expressionClear genetic componentChromatin stateTranscriptomic dynamicsHistone modificationsFunctional annotationExpression networksExpression dynamicsGene modulesCoexpression networkGenetic variationCentral neurogenetic signatures of the visuomotor integration system
Bueichekú E, Aznárez-Sanado M, Diez I, Uquillas F, Ortiz-Terán L, Qureshi A, Suñol M, Basaia S, Ortiz-Terán E, Pastor M, Sepulcre J. Central neurogenetic signatures of the visuomotor integration system. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 6836-6843. PMID: 32144139, PMCID: PMC7104395, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1912429117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAutism Spectrum DisorderBrain MappingCalcium ChannelsCohort StudiesEpilepsies, MyoclonicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotor CortexNAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeurodevelopmental DisordersPrader-Willi SyndromeProteinsPsychomotor PerformanceT-Box Domain ProteinsVisual CortexVisual PerceptionConceptsAutism spectrum disorderVisuomotor integrationNeurogenetic syndromesAllen Human Brain AtlasHuman cortexHuman Brain AtlasWilliams syndromeSpectrum disorderConnectome approachVisuomotor impairmentFragile XSystems neuroscienceVisuomotorHuman brainCortexFunctional impairmentBiological basisPrader-WilliBrain atlasesExpression traitsNeuronal organizationGene expression traitsDisordersImpairmentNeural development
2019
Overexpression of T-bet in HIV infection is associated with accumulation of B cells outside germinal centers and poor affinity maturation
Austin JW, Buckner CM, Kardava L, Wang W, Zhang X, Melson VA, Swanson RG, Martins AJ, Zhou JQ, Hoehn KB, Fisk JN, Dimopoulos Y, Chassiakos A, O'Dell S, Smelkinson MG, Seamon CA, Kwan RW, Sneller MC, Pittaluga S, Doria-Rose NA, McDermott A, Li Y, Chun TW, Kleinstein SH, Tsang JS, Petrovas C, Moir S. Overexpression of T-bet in HIV infection is associated with accumulation of B cells outside germinal centers and poor affinity maturation. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31776286, PMCID: PMC7479651, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax0904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibody AffinityAntigens, CD19B-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleGerminal CenterHIV InfectionsHumansImmunologic MemoryLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedMutation RatePhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, B-CellT-Box Domain ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsHIV-specific B cellsT-betGC B cellsGerminal centersB cellsLymph nodesPoor affinity maturationChronic immune activationMemory B cell compartmentAntibody-mediated immunityChronic infectious diseaseOptimal antibody responseB cell compartmentChronic human infectionsB cell receptorHIV viremiaImmunologic outcomesHIV infectionViremic individualsChronic viremiaImmune activationPeripheral bloodProtective antibodiesAntibody responseCD19
2018
Lnc’ed in to Cardiogenesis
Sahara M, Eroglu E, Chien K. Lnc’ed in to Cardiogenesis. Cell Stem Cell 2018, 22: 787-789. PMID: 29859167, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.05.012.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersIntranuclear delivery of the transcription modulation domain of Tbet-improved lupus nephritis in (NZB/NZW) F1 lupus-prone mice
Moon JS, Mun CH, Kim JH, Cho JY, Park SD, Park TY, Shin JS, Ho CC, Park YB, Ghosh S, Bothwell ALM, Lee SW, Lee SK. Intranuclear delivery of the transcription modulation domain of Tbet-improved lupus nephritis in (NZB/NZW) F1 lupus-prone mice. Kidney International 2018, 93: 1118-1130. PMID: 29409726, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCell NucleusCellular MicroenvironmentCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleInflammation MediatorsKidneyLupus NephritisMice, Inbred NZBProtein DomainsRecombinant ProteinsSpleenT-Box Domain ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription, GeneticConceptsLupus-prone miceTranscription modulation domainSystemic lupus erythematosusCell subsetsTh1-mediated autoimmune diseasesNucleus-transducible formNumber of Th1Severity of nephritisT cell subsetsT cell activationProinflammatory microenvironmentTh17 cellsTreg cellsImmunosuppressive cytokinesLupus patientsLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesImmune therapeuticsF1 miceCell activationExcessive expressionMiceTbetMarked increaseMethylprednisolone
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 survival
2016
A Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Acute Kidney Injury
Zhao B, Lu Q, Cheng Y, Belcher JM, Siew ED, Leaf DE, Body SC, Fox AA, Waikar SS, Collard CD, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Ikizler TA, Ware LB, Edelstein CL, Garg AX, Choi M, Schaub JA, Zhao H, Lifton RP, Parikh CR. A Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Acute Kidney Injury. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 195: 482-490. PMID: 27576016, PMCID: PMC5378420, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201603-0518oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedApolipoprotein L1ApolipoproteinsBiomarkersCardiac Surgical ProceduresCase-Control StudiesCritical IllnessFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansIntensive Care UnitsInterferon Regulatory Factor-2Lipoproteins, HDLMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsStatistics, NonparametricT-Box Domain ProteinsConceptsAcute kidney injuryGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsKidney injuryGenetic lociAssociation studiesExploratory genome-wide association studyAcute kidney injury casesHospital acute kidney injuryCommon genetic variantsIndependent lociGene TBX1Chromosome 4Novel pathwayCritical illnessCardiac surgerySevere complicationsLociPatient populationTherapeutic advancesGenetic variantsGenotype imputationInjury casesExpedite recoveryInjury
2015
The transcription factors ZEB2 and T-bet cooperate to program cytotoxic T cell terminal differentiation in response to LCMV viral infection
Dominguez CX, Amezquita RA, Guan T, Marshall HD, Joshi NS, Kleinstein SH, Kaech SM. The transcription factors ZEB2 and T-bet cooperate to program cytotoxic T cell terminal differentiation in response to LCMV viral infection. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2015, 212: 2041-2056. PMID: 26503446, PMCID: PMC4647261, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20150186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCluster AnalysisFlow CytometryHomeodomain ProteinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsLectins, C-TypeLymphocytic ChoriomeningitisLymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProtein BindingReceptors, ImmunologicRepressor ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionT-Box Domain ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTranscriptomeZinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2ConceptsTerminal differentiationT cell terminal differentiationChromatin immunoprecipitation sequencingNovel genetic pathwaysTranscription factor ZEB2Cell terminal differentiationZeb2 functionImmunoprecipitation sequencingMemory cell potentialDifferentiation programGenetic pathwaysCytotoxic T lymphocyte differentiationTerminal effectorZEB2 mRNAPrecursor cellsCoordinated actionLymphocyte differentiationT lymphocyte differentiationMemory precursor cellsGenesT-betDifferentiationViral infectionZEB2CooperateFibronectin signals through integrin α5β1 to regulate cardiovascular development in a cell type-specific manner
Chen D, Wang X, Liang D, Gordon J, Mittal A, Manley N, Degenhardt K, Astrof S. Fibronectin signals through integrin α5β1 to regulate cardiovascular development in a cell type-specific manner. Developmental Biology 2015, 407: 195-210. PMID: 26434918, PMCID: PMC5312697, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBranchial RegionCardiovascular SystemCell LineageEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFibronectinsIntegrin alpha5beta1LIM-Homeodomain ProteinsMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalMorphogenesisMutationNeural CrestOrgan SpecificityPharynxPhenotypePregnancySignal TransductionStem CellsT-Box Domain ProteinsThymus GlandTranscription FactorsConceptsPharyngeal arch arteriesCardiovascular developmentIntegrin α5Pharyngeal arch mesodermCell type-specific mannerCell typesMid-gestation lethalityType-specific mannerDistinct cell typesCardiac outflow tractMorphogenetic defectsPharyngeal regionMouse embryogenesisConditional mutantsExtracellular matrix glycoproteinEmbryonic developmentMutagenesis studiesCardiovascular morphogenesisNeural crestPAA formationSurface ectodermDefective formationArch arteriesFN1Matrix glycoprotein
2014
Functional Cardiomyocytes Derived from Isl1 Cardiac Progenitors via Bmp4 Stimulation
Cagavi E, Bartulos O, Suh CY, Sun B, Yue Z, Jiang Z, Yue L, Qyang Y. Functional Cardiomyocytes Derived from Isl1 Cardiac Progenitors via Bmp4 Stimulation. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e110752. PMID: 25522363, PMCID: PMC4270687, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac progenitor cellsCardiac repairProliferative abilityProgenitor cellsCell-based cardiac regenerative therapySignificant therapeutic valueCardiac regenerative therapyAdult cardiac progenitor cellsStem cellsCPC culturesHigh proliferative abilityHeart failureCardiac originCardiac differentiationMyocardial infarctionAnterior heart fieldInduction of Bmp4Leading causePotential treatmentRole of BMP4Therapeutic valueCardiac progenitorsUntreated cardiomyocytesProtein expressionRegenerative therapyPolymorphisms Near TBX5 and GDF7 Are Associated With Increased Risk for Barrett’s Esophagus
Palles C, Chegwidden L, Li X, Findlay JM, Farnham G, Giner F, Peppelenbosch MP, Kovac M, Adams CL, Prenen H, Briggs S, Harrison R, Sanders S, MacDonald D, Haigh C, Tucker A, Love S, Nanji M, deCaestecker J, Ferry D, Rathbone B, Hapeshi J, Barr H, Moayyedi P, Watson P, Zietek B, Maroo N, Gay L, Underwood T, Boulter L, McMurtry H, Monk D, Patel P, Ragunath K, Al Dulaimi D, Murray I, Koss K, Veitch A, Trudgill N, Nwokolo C, Rembacken B, Atherfold P, Green E, Ang Y, Kuipers EJ, Chow W, Paterson S, Kadri S, Beales I, Grimley C, Mullins P, Beckett C, Farrant M, Dixon A, Kelly S, Johnson M, Wajed S, Dhar A, Sawyer E, Roylance R, Onstad L, Gammon MD, Corley DA, Shaheen NJ, Bird NC, Hardie LJ, Reid BJ, Ye W, Liu G, Romero Y, Bernstein L, Wu AH, Casson AG, Fitzgerald R, Whiteman DC, Risch HA, Levine DM, Vaughan TL, Verhaar AP, van den Brande J, Toxopeus EL, Spaander MC, Wijnhoven BP, van der Laan LJ, Krishnadath K, Wijmenga C, Trynka G, McManus R, Reynolds JV, O’Sullivan J, MacMathuna P, McGarrigle SA, Kelleher D, Vermeire S, Cleynen I, Bisschops R, Tomlinson I, Jankowski J. Polymorphisms Near TBX5 and GDF7 Are Associated With Increased Risk for Barrett’s Esophagus. Gastroenterology 2014, 148: 367-378. PMID: 25447851, PMCID: PMC4315134, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.10.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-coding genesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTranscription factorsBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathwayWide association studyFurther single nucleotide polymorphismsRisk single nucleotide polymorphismsEsophageal developmentCardiac developmentRisk lociAssociation studiesFurther lociProtein pathwayChromosome 6p21GenesNucleotide polymorphismsLociTbx5GDF7Promising variantsPolymorphismBarx1FOXF1KbCRTC1CD4+ T Cell Help Guides Formation of CD103+ Lung-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells during Influenza Viral Infection
Laidlaw BJ, Zhang N, Marshall HD, Staron MM, Guan T, Hu Y, Cauley LS, Craft J, Kaech SM. CD4+ T Cell Help Guides Formation of CD103+ Lung-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells during Influenza Viral Infection. Immunity 2014, 41: 633-645. PMID: 25308332, PMCID: PMC4324721, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsTRM cellsT-betTissue-resident memory T cellsLung-resident memory CD8T cell-dependent signalsT cell-derived interferonTranscription factor T-betLung Trm cellsMemory T cellsInfluenza viral infectionInfluenza virus infectionT cell helpHeterosubtypic challengeCD103 expressionMemory CD8Respiratory infectionsMucosal sitesCell helpAirway epitheliumVirus infectionViral infectionInfectionLung airwaysImpaired abilityUlnar Mammary Syndrome
Ramirez R, Kozin S. Ulnar Mammary Syndrome. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2014, 39: 803-805. PMID: 24679913, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Transcription Factor T-box 3 Regulates Colony-stimulating Factor 1-dependent Jun Dimerization Protein 2 Expression and Plays an Important Role in Osteoclastogenesis*
Yao C, Yao GQ, Sun BH, Zhang C, Tommasini SM, Insogna K. The Transcription Factor T-box 3 Regulates Colony-stimulating Factor 1-dependent Jun Dimerization Protein 2 Expression and Plays an Important Role in Osteoclastogenesis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 6775-6790. PMID: 24394418, PMCID: PMC3945339, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.499210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Pax6 regulates Tbr1 and Tbr2 expressions in olfactory bulb mitral cells
Imamura F, Greer CA. Pax6 regulates Tbr1 and Tbr2 expressions in olfactory bulb mitral cells. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2013, 54: 58-70. PMID: 23353076, PMCID: PMC3622182, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2013.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsDopaminergic NeuronsEye ProteinsGABAergic NeuronsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsInterneuronsMiceMitosisNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeurogliaOlfactory BulbPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsT-Box Domain ProteinsConceptsExogenous expressionRegulation of Pax6Expression of Tbr1Mitral cell developmentCell precursorsFate determinationCell fateRadial glial cellsMitral cellsCell developmentTbr2 expressionPax6Embryonic olfactory bulbCortical projection neuronsOlfactory bulb mitral cellsPostmitotic precursorsPrecursor cellsUtero electroporationVentricular zoneNumber of cellsDopaminergic interneuronsTbr1Projection neuronsExpressionGlial cells
2012
The TIGIT/CD226 Axis Regulates Human T Cell Function
Lozano E, Dominguez-Villar M, Kuchroo V, Hafler DA. The TIGIT/CD226 Axis Regulates Human T Cell Function. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 3869-3875. PMID: 22427644, PMCID: PMC3324669, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytokinesDendritic CellsGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationHumansImmune ToleranceReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, VirusRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionT-Box Domain ProteinsConceptsT cell functionT cellsAutoimmune diseasesT-betTIGIT/CD226 axisHuman T cell responsesT cell-intrinsic mannerHuman T cell functionAlternative costimulatory pathwaysT cell responsesCell functionDendritic cell surfaceHuman autoimmune diseasesIL-10 expressionT cell IgIFN regulatory factor 4T cell proliferationOrphan receptor CDirect inhibitory effectIFN-γ mRNACell-intrinsic mannerRegulatory factor 4TIGIT expressionTIGIT knockdownTolerogenic phenotype
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