2019
Inferred Allelic Variants of Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes: A System for Their Evaluation, Documentation, and Naming
Ohlin M, Scheepers C, Corcoran M, Lees WD, Busse CE, Bagnara D, Thörnqvist L, Bürckert JP, Jackson KJL, Ralph D, Schramm CA, Marthandan N, Breden F, Scott J, Matsen F, Greiff V, Yaari G, Kleinstein SH, Christley S, Sherkow JS, Kossida S, Lefranc MP, van Zelm MC, Watson CT, Collins AM. Inferred Allelic Variants of Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes: A System for Their Evaluation, Documentation, and Naming. Frontiers In Immunology 2019, 10: 435. PMID: 30936866, PMCID: PMC6431624, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBase SequenceDatabases, GeneticDatasets as TopicGene LibraryGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenetic VariationGerm-Line MutationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionPolymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTerminology as TopicV(D)J RecombinationVDJ ExonsConceptsGene databaseInternational ImMunoGeneTics information systemAdaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencingLymphocyte receptor genesAllelic variantsGermline genesReceptor geneAIRR CommunityVertebrate speciesGenetic variationIg diversityAIRR-seq dataJ genesIg genesAllelic sequencesGenesIGHV genesEffector moleculesUnprecedented insightsB-cell lineageBiological interpretationT cell receptorReference databaseGene variationRepertoire studies
2018
AIRR Community Standardized Representations for Annotated Immune Repertoires
Vander Heiden J, Marquez S, Marthandan N, Bukhari SAC, Busse CE, Corrie B, Hershberg U, Kleinstein SH, Matsen F, Ralph DK, Rosenfeld AM, Schramm CA, Community T, Christley S, Laserson U. AIRR Community Standardized Representations for Annotated Immune Repertoires. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 2206. PMID: 30323809, PMCID: PMC6173121, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02206.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Automated analysis of high-throughput B-cell sequencing data reveals a high frequency of novel immunoglobulin V gene segment alleles
Gadala-Maria D, Yaari G, Uduman M, Kleinstein SH. Automated analysis of high-throughput B-cell sequencing data reveals a high frequency of novel immunoglobulin V gene segment alleles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: e862-e870. PMID: 25675496, PMCID: PMC4345584, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417683112.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Somatic hypermutation targeting is influenced by location within the immunoglobulin V region
Cohen RM, Kleinstein SH, Louzoun Y. Somatic hypermutation targeting is influenced by location within the immunoglobulin V region. Molecular Immunology 2011, 48: 1477-1483. PMID: 21592579, PMCID: PMC3109224, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObserved mutation patternSpecific DNA motifsBiased codon usageImmunoglobulin V genesMutation accumulationGene positionCodon usageMutation patternsDNA motifsPositive selectionPosition-specific effectsImmunoglobulin V regionsNegative selectionB cellsMutationsMutation frequencyV geneGenesPeripheral B cellsSubstitution typeV regionsTargetingSpecific targetingCellsSequence
2008
Interleukin-29 Functions Cooperatively with Interferon to Induce Antiviral Gene Expression and Inhibit Hepatitis C Virus Replication*
Pagliaccetti NE, Eduardo R, Kleinstein SH, Mu XJ, Bandi P, Robek MD. Interleukin-29 Functions Cooperatively with Interferon to Induce Antiviral Gene Expression and Inhibit Hepatitis C Virus Replication*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 30079-30089. PMID: 18757365, PMCID: PMC2662072, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804296200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiviral gene expressionIFN-alpha/betaIL-29IFN-alphaVirus replicationIFN-gammaInhibits Hepatitis C Virus ReplicationCritical innate immune responseAntiviral activityHepatitis C virus replicationChronic viral infectionsC virus replicationGreater antiviral activityInnate immune responseIFN-gamma combinationHepatitis CGene expressionCellular antiviral responseCytokines interleukinHCV replicationImmune responseViral infectionIndividual cytokinesVesicular stomatitis virusAntiviral response
2003
Why are there so few key mutant clones? The influence of stochastic selection and blocking on affinity maturation in the germinal center
Kleinstein SH, Singh JP. Why are there so few key mutant clones? The influence of stochastic selection and blocking on affinity maturation in the germinal center. International Immunology 2003, 15: 871-884. PMID: 12807826, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxg085.sgm.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Toward Quantitative Simulation of Germinal Center Dynamics: Biological and Modeling Insights from Experimental Validation
KLEINSTEIN S, SINGH J. Toward Quantitative Simulation of Germinal Center Dynamics: Biological and Modeling Insights from Experimental Validation. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2001, 211: 253-275. PMID: 11444956, DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2001.2344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenter dynamicsParticular mathematical modelOrdinary differential equationsGerminal center dynamicsImmune system dynamicsDifferential equationsExperimental dataMathematical modelStochastic frameworkAverage dynamicsSpecific experimental dataDeterministic modelSystem dynamicsModel parametersPossible extensionsGeneral methodologyQuantitative simulationOpreaNew implementationDynamicsModeling insightsPerelsonCenter behaviorEquationsExperimental validation