2019
Functional Diversity of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells: The Multitasking Hydra of Cancer.
Jayakumar A, Bothwell ALM. Functional Diversity of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells: The Multitasking Hydra of Cancer. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 203: 1095-1103. PMID: 31427398, PMCID: PMC6703177, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory B cellsRegulatory T cellsT cellsB cellsSuppressor cellsIL-17-producing T cellsAntitumor T cellsB cell functionHost immune responseAbility of MDSCsAttractive immunotherapeutic targetDifferent tumor modelsMDSC functionSuppressive cellsIL-17Tumor cell survivalImmunotherapeutic targetImmunological nicheImmune responseTumor growthTumor modelCancer typesMDSCsCell functionMyeloid
2016
Gender-specific differences in PPARγ regulation of follicular helper T cell responses with estrogen
Park HJ, Park HS, Lee JU, Bothwell AL, Choi JM. Gender-specific differences in PPARγ regulation of follicular helper T cell responses with estrogen. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 28495. PMID: 27335315, PMCID: PMC4917844, DOI: 10.1038/srep28495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper T cell responsesHelper T cell responsesT cell responsesCell responsesTfh cellsT cellsGC responseMale T cellsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaTfh cell responsesEffector T cellsPPARγ agonist pioglitazoneProliferator-activated receptor gammaT cell regulationWild-type miceRole of PPARγGerminal center B cellsT cell activationGender-specific differencesTfh responsesAgonist pioglitazoneAutoimmune diseasesMenstrual cycleFemale miceMale mice
2008
Pax5 and Linker Histone H1 Coordinate DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the 3′ Regulatory Region of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Locus
Giambra V, Volpi S, Emelyanov AV, Pflugh D, Bothwell AL, Norio P, Fan Y, Ju Z, Skoultchi AI, Hardy RR, Frezza D, Birshtein BK. Pax5 and Linker Histone H1 Coordinate DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the 3′ Regulatory Region of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Locus. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2008, 28: 6123-6133. PMID: 18644860, PMCID: PMC2547000, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00233-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell LineCells, CulturedDNA MethylationGenes, ImmunoglobulinHistonesMicePAX5 Transcription FactorConceptsImmunoglobulin heavy chain locusHeavy chain locusHistone modificationsDNA methylationRegulatory regionsPalindromic regionMurine immunoglobulin heavy chain locusB-cell-specific transcription factor Pax5Chain locusLinker histone H1Multiple DNase IModular patternsTranscription factor Pax5Class switch recombinationMethylation-sensitive restriction sitesActive chromatinHeavy chain allelesHypersensitive sitesHistone H1B cell differentiationDNase ISwitch recombinationPotential insulatorsRestriction sitesHS4
2006
A limited number of genes are involved in the differentiation of germinal center B cells
Nakayama Y, Stabach P, Maher SE, Mahajan MC, Masiar P, Liao C, Zhang X, Ye Z, Tuck D, Bothwell AL, Newburger PE, Weissman SM. A limited number of genes are involved in the differentiation of germinal center B cells. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2006, 99: 1308-1325. PMID: 16795035, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell LineChildChild, PreschoolDithiothreitolDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGerminal CenterHumansMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPalatine TonsilProtein FoldingRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTunicamycinX-Box Binding Protein 1ConceptsUnfolded protein responseX-box binding protein 1Interferon regulatory factor 4Protein 1B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1Transcription factor B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1Post-transcriptional changesBinding protein 1Maturation protein-1Mature B cellsDisulfide isomeraseTranscription factorsLevel of expressionPlasmacytoma cell lineProtein responseGene expressionRegulatory factor 4GenesGerminal center B cellsLymphoblastoid cellsLimited inductionCell linesB cellsFactor 4Germinal center centroblasts
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, Genetic
2004
Inhibition of alloresponse by a human trophoblast non-coding RNA suppressing class II transactivator promoter III and major histocompatibility class II expression in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Inhibition of alloresponse by a human trophoblast non-coding RNA suppressing class II transactivator promoter III and major histocompatibility class II expression in murine B-lymphocytes. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2004, 23: 1077-1081. PMID: 15454174, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA promoter IIIPromoter IIIMajor histocompatibilityClass II transactivator promoter IIIMajor histocompatibility class II expressionMHC class II expressionConstitutive class II expressionClass II transcriptsAllograft toleranceLymphocyte proliferationT lymphocytesAllogenic responseLymphocyte stimulationMurine B lymphocytesB cellsB lymphocytesClass IIFlow cytometryFunctional affectsConcurrent suppressionBp 152AlloresponseSignificant suppressionCIITA promoterB cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5
Johnson K, Pflugh DL, Yu D, Hesslein DG, Lin KI, Bothwell AL, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Schatz DG, Calame K. B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5. Nature Immunology 2004, 5: 853-861. PMID: 15258579, PMCID: PMC1635547, DOI: 10.1038/ni1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell LineageCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHematopoietic Stem CellsHistonesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionLysineMethylationMiceModels, ImmunologicalMolecular Sequence DataPAX5 Transcription FactorPrecipitin TestsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsConceptsH3-K9 methylationDJH recombinationVH locusHistone 3 lysine 9 methylationLysine 9 methylationFunction of Pax5Non-B lineage cellsB cell-specific lossB cell commitmentHistone exchangeInactive chromatinLysine 9Histone H3Transcription factorsCell commitmentCell-specific lossInhibitory modificationMethylationLineage cellsLociPAX5B cellsHeavy chain rearrangementRecombinationChain rearrangement
2003
Human trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Lynch RJ, Paliwal I, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Human trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 301: 718-724. PMID: 12565840, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00028-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA expressionPromoter IIIClassical MHC antigensMHC class IICIITA promoter IIIAllograft toleranceMHC antigensMurine B lymphocytesFunctional assessmentB lymphocytesClass III-AkIII activityPromoter-reporter constructsTrophoblastCH27BlotTransient transfectionExpressionNorthern blotNegative trans-acting factorsNoncoding RNAsSuppressionTrans-acting factorsPax5 is required for recombination of transcribed, acetylated, 5′ IgH V gene segments
Hesslein DG, Pflugh DL, Chowdhury D, Bothwell AL, Sen R, Schatz DG. Pax5 is required for recombination of transcribed, acetylated, 5′ IgH V gene segments. Genes & Development 2003, 17: 37-42. PMID: 12514097, PMCID: PMC195966, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1031403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetylationAllelesAnimalsB-LymphocytesChromatinDNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy ChainGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenes, RAG-1HistonesHomeodomain ProteinsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPAX5 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVDJ Recombinases