2012
Class II MHC Self-Antigen Presentation in Human B and T Lymphocytes
Costantino CM, Spooner E, Ploegh HL, Hafler DA. Class II MHC Self-Antigen Presentation in Human B and T Lymphocytes. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e29805. PMID: 22299025, PMCID: PMC3267721, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantigensBlood DonorsB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DR AntigensHumansModels, BiologicalPeptidesProteomeSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTandem Mass SpectrometryT-LymphocytesConceptsHLA-DRT cellsPeptide repertoireSelf-antigen presentationAntigen presenting cellsEndogenous peptide repertoireB cell repertoireT-cell processMHC-peptide complexesIL-2Presenting cellsAPC typesT lymphocytesCell repertoireNovel epitopesB cellsHuman BEndogenous epitopesClass II MHC-peptide complexesPeptide epitopesEpitopesCellsCell processesCell-specific proteomesVast majority
2011
CD2 Costimulation Reveals Defective Activity by Human CD4+CD25hi Regulatory Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Baecher-Allan CM, Costantino CM, Cvetanovich GL, Ashley CW, Beriou G, Dominguez-Villar M, Hafler DA. CD2 Costimulation Reveals Defective Activity by Human CD4+CD25hi Regulatory Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 3317-3326. PMID: 21300823, PMCID: PMC4467560, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCD2 AntigensCD4 AntigensCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesFetal BloodForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansInfant, NewbornInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-7 Receptor alpha SubunitLymphocyte ActivationMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryYoung AdultConceptsMultiple sclerosisIL-17Suppressive capacityDR cellsRegulatory T cell populationEffector T cellsExpression of CD127T cell populationsMechanism of actionTreg populationRegulatory cellsIL-10Effector cellsHLA-DREffector subsetsHuman TregsCD2 costimulationMemory TregsT cellsTregsAdult bloodLow expressionSclerosisPatientsCD127
2010
FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in the human immune system
Sakaguchi S, Miyara M, Costantino CM, Hafler DA. FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in the human immune system. Nature Reviews Immunology 2010, 10: 490-500. PMID: 20559327, DOI: 10.1038/nri2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForkhead box P3Human Treg cellsTreg cellsT cellsKey PointsRegulatory T (TReg) cellsTreg cell-based therapyAntitumour immune responseRegulatory T cellsExpression of CD45RAPromising therapeutic perspectiveHuman immune systemAutoimmune pathogenesisDominant toleranceBox P3HLA-DRCell-based therapiesAutoimmune diseasesImmune homeostasisImmune responseImmune diseasesSuppressive functionPotent mediatorCancer growthImmune systemTherapeutic perspectives
2003
CD4+CD25+ Regulatory Cells from Human Peripheral Blood Express Very High Levels of CD25 Ex Vivo
Baecher‐Allan C, Brown JA, Freeman GJ, Hafler DA. CD4+CD25+ Regulatory Cells from Human Peripheral Blood Express Very High Levels of CD25 Ex Vivo. Novartis Foundation Symposia 2003, 252: 67-91. PMID: 14609213, DOI: 10.1002/0470871628.ch6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsRegulatory cellsPD-1/PD-L1 interactionLigand PD-L1Responder T cellsPD-L1 interactionContact-dependent mannerCo-culture assaysCTLA4 blockadeRegulatory populationPD-1PD-L1HLA-DRMultiple surface antigensCytokine secretionCD45RA expressionSurface antigenEx vivoLevel of expressionModest inductionSuppressive characteristicsFunctional activityHigh levelsCD25CD45RO
1993
T-cell presentation of antigen requires cell-to-cell contact for proliferation and anergy induction. Differential MHC requirements for superantigen and autoantigen.
LaSalle JM, Toneguzzo F, Saadeh M, Golan DE, Taber R, Hafler DA. T-cell presentation of antigen requires cell-to-cell contact for proliferation and anergy induction. Differential MHC requirements for superantigen and autoantigen. The Journal Of Immunology 1993, 151: 649-57. PMID: 7687620, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.151.2.649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStaphylococcal enterotoxin BT cell clonesT cellsT cell presentationAnergy inductionCalcium fluxMHC classCell contactHuman T cell clonesCell interactionsT cell coculturesT cell responsesMHC class IIT cell interactionsT cell migrationIndividual T cellsSingle T cellsSubsequent anergyHLA-DRIndividual CD4Class IIAnergyEnterotoxin BSuperantigensSelf-Stimulation