2017
TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine
Pascual-Reguant A, Bayat Sarmadi J, Baumann C, Noster R, Cirera-Salinas D, Curato C, Pelczar P, Huber S, Zielinski CE, Löhning M, Hauser AE, Esplugues E. TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine. Mucosal Immunology 2017, 10: 1431-1442. PMID: 28198366, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory TH17 cellsIntestinal epithelial cellsTh17 cellsSmall intestineIL-33IL-33/ST2 axisPro-inflammatory T cellsAlarmin IL-33Alarmin interleukin-33IL-33 receptorPro-inflammatory cytokinesAbsence of ST2Beneficial host responseIL-10Interleukin-33Autoimmune diseasesTissue inflammationInflammatory responseImmunosuppressive propertiesT cellsImmune responseInflamed tissuesHost responseImmune systemRegulatory phenotype
2016
TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response
Weinstein JS, Herman EI, Lainez B, Licona-Limón P, Esplugues E, Flavell R, Craft J. TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 1197-1205. PMID: 27573866, PMCID: PMC5030190, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody AffinityB-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationGerminal CenterHumansInterleukin-4InterleukinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNippostrongylusPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Strongylida InfectionsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription Factors
2015
A Critical Role of IL-21-Induced BATF in Sustaining CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Chronic Viral Control
Xin G, Schauder DM, Lainez B, Weinstein JS, Dai Z, Chen Y, Esplugues E, Wen R, Wang D, Parish IA, Zajac AJ, Craft J, Cui W. A Critical Role of IL-21-Induced BATF in Sustaining CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Chronic Viral Control. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 1118-1124. PMID: 26527008, PMCID: PMC4859432, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.09.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsChronic viral infectionsBATF expressionT cellsIL-21Chronic infectionEffector functionsViral infectionCD8 T cell effector functionsAnti-viral effector functionsCD8 T cell responsesCD8 T cell immunityT cell effector functionT cell immunityCD4 T cellsT cell responsesCell effector functionsT cell persistenceT cell maintenanceBlimp-1 expressionCD8 responsesCD4 helpCell immunityViral controlTranscription factor expression
2014
Oct-1 Regulates IL-17 Expression by Directing Interchromosomal Associations in Conjunction with CTCF in T Cells
Kim LK, Esplugues E, Zorca CE, Parisi F, Kluger Y, Kim TH, Galjart NJ, Flavell RA. Oct-1 Regulates IL-17 Expression by Directing Interchromosomal Associations in Conjunction with CTCF in T Cells. Molecular Cell 2014, 54: 56-66. PMID: 24613343, PMCID: PMC4058095, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBinding SitesCCCTC-Binding FactorCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedChromosomes, MammalianDeoxyribonuclease IGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterGenetic LociGreen Fluorescent ProteinsInterleukin-17MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOctamer Transcription Factor-1Promoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsSequence DeletionTh17 CellsTh2 CellsTime Factors
2001
CD84 Functions as a Homophilic Adhesion Molecule and Enhances IFN-γ Secretion: Adhesion Is Mediated by Ig-Like Domain 1
Martin M, Romero X, de la Fuente M, Tovar V, Zapater N, Esplugues E, Pizcueta P, Bosch J, Engel P. CD84 Functions as a Homophilic Adhesion Molecule and Enhances IFN-γ Secretion: Adhesion Is Mediated by Ig-Like Domain 1. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 167: 3668-3676. PMID: 11564780, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.7.3668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDBinding, CompetitiveCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedChildChild, PreschoolCOS CellsHumansImmunoglobulinsInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceProtein Structure, TertiarySignaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule FamilyT-LymphocytesThymus GlandTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsFusion proteinExtracellular domainSoluble Ig fusion proteinDomain 1Homophilic adhesion moleculeFirst extracellular domainLymphoproliferative disease geneReceptor-ligand interactionsIg-like domains 1Cytoplasmic tailProtein 1ADisease genesCell surface moleculesHuman CD84Ligand-receptor recognitionCD2 familyMature T cellsCD84Own ligandConcurrent ligationMouse chimerasReceptor recognitionIg fusion proteinProteinCell maturation