2007
Self-antigen tetramers discriminate between myelin autoantibodies to native or denatured protein
O'Connor KC, McLaughlin KA, De Jager PL, Chitnis T, Bettelli E, Xu C, Robinson WH, Cherry SV, Bar-Or A, Banwell B, Fukaura H, Fukazawa T, Tenembaum S, Wong SJ, Tavakoli NP, Idrissova Z, Viglietta V, Rostasy K, Pohl D, Dale RC, Freedman M, Steinman L, Buckle GJ, Kuchroo VK, Hafler DA, Wucherpfennig KW. Self-antigen tetramers discriminate between myelin autoantibodies to native or denatured protein. Nature Medicine 2007, 13: 211-217. PMID: 17237795, PMCID: PMC3429369, DOI: 10.1038/nm1488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinMultiple sclerosisFluorescent-activated cell sortingRole of autoantibodiesExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisConformation-independent antibodiesDiscrimination of antibodiesMOG-specific autoantibodiesDisseminated encephalomyelitisMOG peptidesAutoimmune encephalomyelitisOligodendrocyte glycoproteinAutoantibody detectionTarget antigenAutoantibodiesMS casesELISA methodWestern blottingRadioimmunoassayAntibodiesEncephalomyelitisAntigen domainSensitive assayConformation-sensitive antibodies
1994
Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Sette A, Southwood S, Oseroff C, Matsui M, Strominger JL, Hafler DA. Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1994, 179: 279-290. PMID: 7505801, PMCID: PMC2191316, DOI: 10.1084/jem.179.1.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisCell clonesT cellsImmunodominant myelin basic protein peptideMBP-reactive T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex class IIDR2 haplotypeHistocompatibility complex class IIImmunodominant T cell epitopesHuman T cell clonesAutoreactive T cellsReactive T cellsT cell epitopesMyelin basic protein peptideT cell stimulationT cell receptorMS patientsDRB1 moleculesDR2 antigenRestriction elementsCell epitopesTarget antigenClass II
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
1987
Myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein reactivity of brain- and cerebrospinal fluid-derived T cell clones in multiple sclerosis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis.
Hafler DA, Benjamin DS, Burks J, Weiner HL. Myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein reactivity of brain- and cerebrospinal fluid-derived T cell clones in multiple sclerosis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis. The Journal Of Immunology 1987, 139: 68-72. PMID: 2438352, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.139.1.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesMyelin basic proteinPeripheral bloodPostinfectious encephalomyelitisCell clonesMultiple sclerosisT cellsProteolipid proteinPeripheral blood T cell clonesBlood T-cell clonePlaque tissueMS plaque tissueProportion of T4T cell reactivityHuman myelin basic proteinBasic proteinMS patientsCell reactivityIL-2Cerebrospinal fluidTarget antigenClear reactivityBrain tissueBloodEncephalomyelitis