2015
dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Lim S, Kim WJ, Kim YH, Lee S, Koo JH, Lee JA, Yoon H, Kim DH, Park HJ, Kim HM, Lee HG, Yun Kim J, Lee JU, Hun Shin J, Kyun Kim L, Doh J, Kim H, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Suh M, Choi JM. dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8244. PMID: 26372309, PMCID: PMC4579786, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4T-lymphocyte antigen-4T helper 17 (Th17) cellsCNS inflammatory diseasesTherapeutic mouse modelsEffector T cellsHelper 17 cellsT helper 1Blood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemHuman T cellsHelper 1Antigen-4Inflammatory diseasesMouse modelNervous systemCurrent drugsResident cellsBrain tissueEffective agentCell-permeable peptide
2008
Transduction of the cytoplasmic domain of CTLA-4 inhibits TcR-specific activation signals and prevents collagen-induced arthritis
Choi JM, Kim SH, Shin JH, Gibson T, Yoon BS, Lee DH, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Lim JS, Lee SK. Transduction of the cytoplasmic domain of CTLA-4 inhibits TcR-specific activation signals and prevents collagen-induced arthritis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 19875-19880. PMID: 19066215, PMCID: PMC2604944, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805198105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen-induced arthritisT cell activationCTLA-4Human umbilical vein endothelial cellsCell activationInflammatory cytokine productionErosion of cartilageCytoplasmic domainEffective therapeutic approachActivated T cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCell-permeable formT cell receptor-proximal signalingVein endothelial cellsAntibody levelsRheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune diseasesCytokine productionHuman CTLT cellsTherapeutic approachesCell-permeable recombinant proteinArthritisTransdermal administrationMouse T cell activation
2005
B cells and osteoblast and osteoclast development
Horowitz MC, Bothwell AL, Hesslein DG, Pflugh DL, Schatz DG. B cells and osteoblast and osteoclast development. Immunological Reviews 2005, 208: 141-153. PMID: 16313346, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00328.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsB-LymphocytesCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationDNA-Binding ProteinsGlycoproteinsHumansInterleukin-7LymphopoiesisMembrane GlycoproteinsOsteoblastsOsteoclastsOsteogenesisOsteoprotegerinPAX5 Transcription FactorRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticOsteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice
Zhang Z, Welte T, Troiano N, Maher SE, Fu XY, Bothwell AL. Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2005, 328: 800-807. PMID: 15694417, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone RemodelingBone ResorptionCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHematopoietic Stem CellsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceOsteoclastsOsteoporosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-Activators
2003
Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Stimulates Recruitment of SHP-1 to the Complex Containing TNFR-Associated Factor 6 That Regulates Osteoclastogenesis
Zhang Z, Jimi E, Bothwell AL. Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Stimulates Recruitment of SHP-1 to the Complex Containing TNFR-Associated Factor 6 That Regulates Osteoclastogenesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2003, 171: 3620-3626. PMID: 14500659, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.7.3620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineCysteineGenetic VectorsGlycoproteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsNF-kappa BOsteoclastsOsteoprotegerinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein SubunitsProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRetroviridaeSerineSrc Homology DomainsTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Transduction, GeneticTyrosineUp-RegulationConceptsSrc homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1Mitogen-activated protein kinaseExpression of SHPProtein kinaseBone marrow macrophagesSrc homology 2 domainTyrosine phosphatase SHP-1P38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseC-Jun N-terminal kinasePhosphatase SHP-1Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinaseMarrow macrophagesAssociation of TRAF6Signal-regulated kinaseN-terminal kinaseMultinuclear osteoclast-like cellsPhosphorylation of AktP85 subunitPhosphatase 1Tyrosine phosphorylationPathways downstreamRANKL-induced phosphorylationRAW264.7 cellsKinase