2014
Common Genetic Variants Modulate Pathogen-Sensing Responses in Human Dendritic Cells
Lee MN, Ye C, Villani AC, Raj T, Li W, Eisenhaure TM, Imboywa SH, Chipendo PI, Ran FA, Slowikowski K, Ward LD, Raddassi K, McCabe C, Lee MH, Frohlich IY, Hafler DA, Kellis M, Raychaudhuri S, Zhang F, Stranger BE, Benoist CO, De Jager PL, Regev A, Hacohen N. Common Genetic Variants Modulate Pathogen-Sensing Responses in Human Dendritic Cells. Science 2014, 343: 1246980. PMID: 24604203, PMCID: PMC4124741, DOI: 10.1126/science.1246980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutoimmune DiseasesCommunicable DiseasesDendritic CellsEscherichia coliFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenetic LociGenome-Wide Association StudyHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInfluenza A virusInterferon Regulatory Factor-7Interferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSTAT Transcription FactorsTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsGenetic variationPathogen-responsive genesHuman genetic variationGenetic variantsIRF transcription factorsCommon genetic variantsType I IFN inductionFunctional annotationExpression responsesTranscription factorsI IFN inductionCausal variantsPathogen sensingEnvironmental stimuliComplex diseasesCommon variantsCommon allelesIFN inductionComputational approachVariantsCellsInductionGenesInterindividual variationSTAT
2013
Sodium chloride drives autoimmune disease by the induction of pathogenic TH17 cells
Kleinewietfeld M, Manzel A, Titze J, Kvakan H, Yosef N, Linker RA, Muller DN, Hafler DA. Sodium chloride drives autoimmune disease by the induction of pathogenic TH17 cells. Nature 2013, 496: 518-522. PMID: 23467095, PMCID: PMC3746493, DOI: 10.1038/nature11868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGene SilencingGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsInterleukin-2MAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhenotypeProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSodium Chloride, DietaryTh17 CellsTranscription FactorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
2012
Induction and molecular signature of pathogenic TH17 cells
Lee Y, Awasthi A, Yosef N, Quintana FJ, Xiao S, Peters A, Wu C, Kleinewietfeld M, Kunder S, Hafler DA, Sobel RA, Regev A, Kuchroo VK. Induction and molecular signature of pathogenic TH17 cells. Nature Immunology 2012, 13: 991-999. PMID: 22961052, PMCID: PMC3459594, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh salt induces pathogenic Th17 cells and exacerbates autoimmune diseases (60.13)
Kleinewietfeld M, Manzel A, Wu C, Titze J, Kuchroo V, Linker R, Muller D, Hafler D. High salt induces pathogenic Th17 cells and exacerbates autoimmune diseases (60.13). The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 60.13-60.13. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.188.supp.60.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathogenic Th17 cellsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisEnvironmental risk factorsTh17 cellsAutoimmune diseasesRisk factorsMultiple sclerosisHigh-salt dietHelper T cellsGenetic risk factorsExacerbated inductionAutoimmune encephalomyelitisSalt dietSalt intakeCardiovascular diseaseT cellsSun exposureSevere formDiseaseGenetic factorsDietCertain pathogensInduction of murineInductionPivotal role