2022
RNA m6A demethylase ALKBH5 regulates the development of γδ T cells
Ding C, Xu H, Yu Z, Roulis M, Qu R, Zhou J, Oh J, Crawford J, Gao Y, Jackson R, Sefik E, Li S, Wei Z, Skadow M, Yin Z, Ouyang X, Wang L, Zou Q, Su B, Hu W, Flavell RA, Li HB. RNA m6A demethylase ALKBH5 regulates the development of γδ T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2203318119. PMID: 35939687, PMCID: PMC9388086, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203318119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDemethylase ALKBH5Messenger RNAΓδ T cellsΓδ T cell biologyCommon posttranscriptional modificationΓδ T cell developmentT cell biologyT cell developmentCell precursorsT cell precursorsMammalian cellsRNA modificationsPosttranscriptional modificationsTissue homeostasisCell biologyT cellsTarget genesCheckpoint roleCell developmentM6A demethylase ALKBH5ALKBH5Γδ T-cell originΓδ T cell repertoireCell populationsEarly development
2020
Tissue-resident memory T cell reactivation by diverse antigen-presenting cells imparts distinct functional responses
Low JS, Farsakoglu Y, Vesely M, Sefik E, Kelly JB, Harman CCD, Jackson R, Shyer JA, Jiang X, Cauley LS, Flavell RA, Kaech SM. Tissue-resident memory T cell reactivation by diverse antigen-presenting cells imparts distinct functional responses. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 217: e20192291. PMID: 32525985, PMCID: PMC7398161, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20192291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory T cellsT cellsLung CD8TRM cellsTissue-resident memory T cellsLong-term protective immunityT cell reactivationCell reactivationPortal of infectionCell functional responsesMemory CD8Protective immunityEffector responsesLymphoid organsCD8Distinct functional responsesFunctional responseReactivationCellsAPCActivation kineticsCritical roleResponseInfectionImmunitymRNA destabilization by BTG1 and BTG2 maintains T cell quiescence
Hwang SS, Lim J, Yu Z, Kong P, Sefik E, Xu H, Harman CCD, Kim LK, Lee GR, Li HB, Flavell RA. mRNA destabilization by BTG1 and BTG2 maintains T cell quiescence. Science 2020, 367: 1255-1260. PMID: 32165587, DOI: 10.1126/science.aax0194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
m6A mRNA methylation sustains Treg suppressive functions
Tong J, Cao G, Zhang T, Sefik E, Amezcua Vesely MC, Broughton JP, Zhu S, Li H, Li B, Chen L, Chang HY, Su B, Flavell RA, Li HB. m6A mRNA methylation sustains Treg suppressive functions. Cell Research 2018, 28: 253-256. PMID: 29303144, PMCID: PMC5799823, DOI: 10.1038/cr.2018.7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Control of peripheral tolerance by regulatory T cell–intrinsic Notch signaling
Charbonnier L, Wang S, Georgiev P, Sefik E, Chatila T. Control of peripheral tolerance by regulatory T cell–intrinsic Notch signaling. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 1162-1173. PMID: 26437242, PMCID: PMC4618075, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGraft vs Host DiseaseMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMutationPeripheral ToleranceRapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR ProteinReceptor, Notch1Recombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTh1 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscriptome
2014
Treg Cells Expressing the Coinhibitory Molecule TIGIT Selectively Inhibit Proinflammatory Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses
Joller N, Lozano E, Burkett PR, Patel B, Xiao S, Zhu C, Xia J, Tan TG, Sefik E, Yajnik V, Sharpe AH, Quintana FJ, Mathis D, Benoist C, Hafler DA, Kuchroo VK. Treg Cells Expressing the Coinhibitory Molecule TIGIT Selectively Inhibit Proinflammatory Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses. Immunity 2014, 40: 569-581. PMID: 24745333, PMCID: PMC4070748, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytokinesEosinophilsFibrinogenForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationImmunosuppression TherapyLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicReceptors, ImmunologicRespiratory HypersensitivityTh1-Th2 BalanceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsTreg cell subsetsTh2 cell responsesTreg cellsCell subsetsCell responsesProinflammatory T helper 1T effector cell proliferationTreg cell-mediated suppressionFibrinogen-like protein 2Allergic airway inflammationT regulatory (Treg) cellsTh2 cytokine productionSuppression of Th1T helper 1Effector cell proliferationTreg signature genesProinflammatory Th1TIGIT expressionAirway inflammationTh17 cellsRegulatory cellsHelper 1Cytokine productionT cellsImmune response