2023
AP-1–independent NFAT signaling maintains follicular T cell function in infection and autoimmunity
Seth A, Yokokura Y, Choi J, Shyer J, Vidyarthi A, Craft J. AP-1–independent NFAT signaling maintains follicular T cell function in infection and autoimmunity. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2023, 220: e20211110. PMID: 36820828, PMCID: PMC9998660, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTfh cellsT cellsFollicular helper T cellsLupus-prone miceT cell subsetsTfh cell developmentHelper T cellsHumoral immune responseT cell functionGerminal center B cellsT cell statesRenal injuryAutoantibody productionCell subsetsPrimary T cellsImmune responseB cellsPharmacologic inhibitionTherapeutic insightsCell functionGenetic disruptionNFATCell developmentCellsGene expressionThe ion transporter Na+-K+-ATPase enables pathological B cell survival in the kidney microenvironment of lupus nephritis
Chernova I, Song W, Steach H, Hafez O, Al Souz J, Chen P, Chandra N, Cantley L, Veselits M, Clark M, Craft J. The ion transporter Na+-K+-ATPase enables pathological B cell survival in the kidney microenvironment of lupus nephritis. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadf8156. PMID: 36724234, PMCID: PMC9891690, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsAutoimmune diseasesAmelioration of proteinuriaLupus nephritis biopsiesB cell infiltrationSodium-potassium adenosine triphosphataseB cell survivalPotassium adenosine triphosphataseLupus nephritisCell infiltrationKidney microenvironmentTissue injuryTherapeutic targetPharmacological inhibitionElevated sodium concentrationLupusHostile microenvironmentHigh expressionKidneySodium concentrationGenetic knockoutCell survivalDiseaseCellsAdenosine triphosphatase
2022
NIH SenNet Consortium to map senescent cells throughout the human lifespan to understand physiological health
Lee P, Benz C, Blood P, Börner K, Campisi J, Chen F, Daldrup-Link H, De Jager P, Ding L, Duncan F, Eickelberg O, Fan R, Finkel T, Furman D, Garovic V, Gehlenborg N, Glass C, Heckenbach I, Joseph Z, Katiyar P, Kim S, Königshoff M, Kuchel G, Lee H, Lee J, Ma J, Ma Q, Melov S, Metis K, Mora A, Musi N, Neretti N, Passos J, Rahman I, Rivera-Mulia J, Robson P, Rojas M, Roy A, Scheibye-Knudsen M, Schilling B, Shi P, Silverstein J, Suryadevara V, Xie J, Wang J, Wong A, Niedernhofer L, Wang S, Anvari H, Balough J, Benz C, Bons J, Brenerman B, Evans W, Gerencser A, Gregory H, Hansen M, Justice J, Kapahi P, Murad N, O’Broin A, Pavone M, Powell M, Scott G, Shanes E, Shankaran M, Verdin E, Winer D, Wu F, Adams A, Blood P, Bueckle A, Cao-Berg I, Chen H, Davis M, Filus S, Hao Y, Hartman A, Hasanaj E, Helfer J, Herr B, Joseph Z, Molla G, Mou G, Puerto J, Quardokus E, Ropelewski A, Ruffalo M, Satija R, Schwenk M, Scibek R, Shirey W, Sibilla M, Welling J, Yuan Z, Bonneau R, Christiano A, Izar B, Menon V, Owens D, Phatnani H, Smith C, Suh Y, Teich A, Bekker V, Chan C, Coutavas E, Hartwig M, Ji Z, Nixon A, Dou Z, Rajagopal J, Slavov N, Holmes D, Jurk D, Kirkland J, Lagnado A, Tchkonia T, Abraham K, Dibattista A, Fridell Y, Howcroft T, Jhappan C, Montes V, Prabhudas M, Resat H, Taylor V, Kumar M, Suryadevara V, Cigarroa F, Cohn R, Cortes T, Courtois E, Chuang J, Davé M, Domanskyi S, Enninga E, Eryilmaz G, Espinoza S, Gelfond J, Kirkland J, Kuchel G, Kuo C, Lehman J, Aguayo-Mazzucato C, Meves A, Rani M, Sanders S, Thibodeau A, Tullius S, Ucar D, White B, Wu Q, Xu M, Yamaguchi S, Assarzadegan N, Cho C, Hwang I, Hwang Y, Xi J, Adeyi O, Aliferis C, Bartolomucci A, Dong X, DuFresne-To M, Ikramuddin S, Johnson S, Nelson A, Niedernhofer L, Revelo X, Trevilla-Garcia C, Sedivy J, Thompson E, Robbins P, Wang J, Aird K, Alder J, Beaulieu D, Bueno M, Calyeca J, Chamucero-Millaris J, Chan S, Chung D, Corbett A, Gorbunova V, Gowdy K, Gurkar A, Horowitz J, Hu Q, Kaur G, Khaliullin T, Lafyatis R, Lanna S, Li D, Ma A, Morris A, Muthumalage T, Peters V, Pryhuber G, Reader B, Rosas L, Sembrat J, Shaikh S, Shi H, Stacey S, Croix C, Wang C, Wang Q, Watts A, Gu L, Lin Y, Rabinovitch P, Sweetwyne M, Artyomov M, Ballentine S, Chheda M, Davies S, DiPersio J, Fields R, Fitzpatrick J, Fulton R, Imai S, Jain S, Ju T, Kushnir V, Link D, Ben Major M, Oh S, Rapp D, Rettig M, Stewart S, Veis D, Vij K, Wendl M, Wyczalkowski M, Craft J, Enninful A, Farzad N, Gershkovich P, Halene S, Kluger Y, VanOudenhove J, Xu M, Yang J, Yang M. NIH SenNet Consortium to map senescent cells throughout the human lifespan to understand physiological health. Nature Aging 2022, 2: 1090-1100. PMID: 36936385, PMCID: PMC10019484, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00326-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSenescence-associated secretory phenotypeSenescent cellsSecretory phenotypeMulti-omics datasetsStable growth arrestHuman lifespanDiverse rolesGrowth arrestProinflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotypeHuman tissuesPhenotypeMetabolic changesCellsHuman healthLifespanPhysiological healthCommon Coordinate FrameworkTfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection
Zander R, Kasmani MY, Chen Y, Topchyan P, Shen J, Zheng S, Burns R, Ingram J, Cui C, Joshi N, Craft J, Zajac A, Cui W. Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection. Immunity 2022, 55: 475-493.e5. PMID: 35216666, PMCID: PMC8916994, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic viral infectionsIL-21Cell responsesViral infectionMixed bone marrow chimera experimentsBone marrow chimera experimentsMemory-like subsetTfh cell responsesCell-mediated immunityTfh cellsEffector CD8LCMV infectionHelper subsetsInterleukin-21Th1 cellsViral controlCD8Chimera experimentsCD4InfectionCell differentiationCellsSubsetResponseDistinct populations
2021
CD4+ T cells that help B cells – a proposal for uniform nomenclature
Eisenbarth SC, Baumjohann D, Craft J, Fazilleau N, Ma CS, Tangye SG, Vinuesa CG, Linterman MA. CD4+ T cells that help B cells – a proposal for uniform nomenclature. Trends In Immunology 2021, 42: 658-669. PMID: 34244056, PMCID: PMC8324560, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2021.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTfh-like cellsB cellsT cellsFollicular helper cellsAntigen-primed B cellsSecondary lymphoid tissuesTranscription factor Bcl6B cell differentiationHelper cellsHumoral immunityLymphoid tissueChemokine receptorsAnatomical sitesImmune challengeDistinct subsetsDifferent isotypesCD4TfhCellular plasticityCellsCell differentiationUniform nomenclatureCytokinesImmunityAntibodies
2019
Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE
Gowthaman U, Chen JS, Zhang B, Flynn WF, Lu Y, Song W, Joseph J, Gertie JA, Xu L, Collet MA, Grassmann JDS, Simoneau T, Chiang D, Berin MC, Craft JE, Weinstein JS, Williams A, Eisenbarth SC. Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE. Science 2019, 365 PMID: 31371561, PMCID: PMC6901029, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw6433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-4B cellsFollicular Helper Cell SubsetsLow-affinity IgEFollicular helper cellsAllergen-specific IgEHelper cell subsetsIsotypes of antibodiesAlternative therapeutic targetsTranscription factor Bcl6Anaphylactic IgECytokine profileIgE productionCell subsetsHelper cellsImmunoglobulin ETherapeutic targetIgEAnaphylaxisAllergensCellular mechanismsRare populationCellsMiceGATA3
2017
Macrophage function in tissue repair and remodeling requires IL-4 or IL-13 with apoptotic cells
Bosurgi L, Cao YG, Cabeza-Cabrerizo M, Tucci A, Hughes LD, Kong Y, Weinstein JS, Licona-Limon P, Schmid ET, Pelorosso F, Gagliani N, Craft JE, Flavell RA, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV. Macrophage function in tissue repair and remodeling requires IL-4 or IL-13 with apoptotic cells. Science 2017, 356: 1072-1076. PMID: 28495875, PMCID: PMC5556699, DOI: 10.1126/science.aai8132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptotic cellsTissue repair programChemotaxis genesTissue-resident macrophagesIL-4IL-13Tissue repairPattern recognition receptorsTissue repair genesCell adhesionRepair genesGenetic ablationCytokine-dependent inductionHelminth infectionsRecognition receptorsInduction of colitisGenesBroad repertoireSoluble cytokinesMacrophage functionCellsInductionHost responseEctopic activityInterleukin-4
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 FactorsThe TAM family receptor tyrosine kinase TYRO3 is a negative regulator of type 2 immunity
Chan PY, Carrera Silva EA, De Kouchkovsky D, Joannas LD, Hao L, Hu D, Huntsman S, Eng C, Licona-Limón P, Weinstein JS, Herbert DR, Craft JE, Flavell RA, Repetto S, Correale J, Burchard EG, Torgerson DG, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV. The TAM family receptor tyrosine kinase TYRO3 is a negative regulator of type 2 immunity. Science 2016, 352: 99-103. PMID: 27034374, PMCID: PMC4935984, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAsthmaBlood ProteinsDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalGene Knockout TechniquesHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterleukin-4MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNippostrongylusProtein SPyroglyphidaeReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesStrongylida InfectionsT-LymphocytesConceptsType 2 immunityType 2 responsesType 2 cytokinesHuman dendritic cellsInnate immune cellsDendritic cellsAllergic diseasesImmune cellsT cellsAdaptive immunityInterleukin-4Host responseFunctional neutralizationGenetic ablationReceptor tyrosine kinasesImmunityProtective functionTyro3Tyrosine kinaseNegative regulatorPROS1CellsResponseCytokinesDisease
2015
IL-21 Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis through the Induction of Profibrotic CD8+ T Cells
Brodeur TY, Robidoux TE, Weinstein JS, Craft J, Swain SL, Marshak-Rothstein A. IL-21 Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis through the Induction of Profibrotic CD8+ T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 5251-5260. PMID: 26519529, PMCID: PMC4655158, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProduction of IL-10 by CD4+ regulatory T cells during the resolution of infection promotes the maturation of memory CD8+ T cells
Laidlaw BJ, Cui W, Amezquita RA, Gray SM, Guan T, Lu Y, Kobayashi Y, Flavell RA, Kleinstein SH, Craft J, Kaech SM. Production of IL-10 by CD4+ regulatory T cells during the resolution of infection promotes the maturation of memory CD8+ T cells. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 871-879. PMID: 26147684, PMCID: PMC4713030, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunologic MemoryInflammationInterleukin-10Lymphocytic ChoriomeningitisLymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryLocal Triggering of the ICOS Coreceptor by CD11c+ Myeloid Cells Drives Organ Inflammation in Lupus
Teichmann LL, Cullen JL, Kashgarian M, Dong C, Craft J, Shlomchik MJ. Local Triggering of the ICOS Coreceptor by CD11c+ Myeloid Cells Drives Organ Inflammation in Lupus. Immunity 2015, 42: 552-565. PMID: 25786178, PMCID: PMC4456685, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAutoantibodiesCD11c AntigenCell DifferentiationFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator LigandInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinKidneyLungLupus NephritisMice, TransgenicPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsInducible T-cell costimulatorOrgan inflammationICOS ligandFollicular helper cell differentiationLupus-prone MRLT-cell costimulatorHelper cell differentiationLupus pathologyLung inflammationAutoantibody formationAutoantibody productionMurine lupusInflamed organsLymphoid tissueT cellsB cellsPathogenic relevanceInflammationLupusPI3K-AktSelective ablationCell differentiationNonredundant rolePotent promoterCellsPTENtiating autoimmunity through Treg cell deregulation
Ray JP, Craft J. PTENtiating autoimmunity through Treg cell deregulation. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 139-140. PMID: 25594458, PMCID: PMC4447107, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection
Shulman Z, Gitlin AD, Weinstein JS, Lainez B, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Craft JE, Nussenzweig MC. Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection. Science 2014, 345: 1058-1062. PMID: 25170154, PMCID: PMC4519234, DOI: 10.1126/science.1257861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper cellsB cellsGC B cellsHelper cellsGerminal centersAntibody-producing B cellsCytokine interleukin-4B cell selectionGerminal center B cell selectionInterleukin-4Transient elevationMajor histocompatibilitySustained increaseFree calciumClonal expansionCognate peptideIntravital imagingCell migrationCellsIntracellularCell selectionHigh levelsHistocompatibilityB Cells in T Follicular Helper Cell Development and Function: Separable Roles in Delivery of ICOS Ligand and Antigen
Weinstein JS, Bertino SA, Hernandez SG, Poholek AC, Teplitzky TB, Nowyhed HN, Craft J. B Cells in T Follicular Helper Cell Development and Function: Separable Roles in Delivery of ICOS Ligand and Antigen. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 192: 3166-3179. PMID: 24610013, PMCID: PMC3991608, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigensAntigens, CD19B-LymphocytesCell ProliferationDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator LigandMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalNitrophenolsOvalbuminPhenylacetatesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsCognate B cellsTfh cell developmentB cellsICOS ligandFollicular Th cell developmentCell developmentNoncognate B cellsFollicular helper cell developmentTfh cell differentiationAg-specific B cellsICOS-L expressionB cell expressionTh cell developmentGerminal center differentiationICOS blockadeTfh cellsAg deliverySystemic autoimmunityCell expressionCell maturationICOSCellsDeliveryCell differentiationCells display
2013
Transfer of antigen from human B cells to dendritic cells
Harvey BP, Raycroft MT, Quan TE, Rudenga BJ, Roman RM, Craft J, Mamula MJ. Transfer of antigen from human B cells to dendritic cells. Molecular Immunology 2013, 58: 56-65. PMID: 24309484, PMCID: PMC4234097, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe nanomaterial-dependent modulation of dendritic cells and its potential influence on therapeutic immunosuppression in lupus
Look M, Saltzman WM, Craft J, Fahmy TM. The nanomaterial-dependent modulation of dendritic cells and its potential influence on therapeutic immunosuppression in lupus. Biomaterials 2013, 35: 1089-1095. PMID: 24183697, PMCID: PMC4164020, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedDendritic CellsDrug CarriersFemaleImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsLactic AcidLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NZBMycophenolic AcidNanogelsPermeabilityPolyethylene GlycolsPolyethyleneiminePolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerConceptsDendritic cellsTherapeutic immunosuppressionLupus-prone NZB/W F1 miceNZB/W F1 miceW F1 miceCell immunosuppressionImmunosuppressive therapyInflammatory cytokinesImmune modulatorsF1 miceImmune responseImmunosuppressionVivo efficacySurface markersMycophenolic acidGreater reductionParticulate uptakeAttractive modalityEfficacyCellsNanoparticulate platformSuccessful deliveryImmunosuppressantsLupusCytokinesCD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity
Kumamoto Y, Linehan M, Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Craft JE, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Dermal Dendritic Cells Drive T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity. Immunity 2013, 39: 733-743. PMID: 24076051, PMCID: PMC3819035, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsDermal DCsTh2 cellsT cellsT helper 2 cellsT helper responsesInterleukin-4 productionExpression of CD69Th2 cell developmentDC depletionLymph nodesTh2 immunityHelper responsesSubcutaneous immunizationNippostrongylus brasiliensisKey mediatorTransient depletionCell developmentImmunityOvalbuminDepletion approachCellsParticular subsetCD301b
2012
Follicular helper T cells in immunity and systemic autoimmunity
Craft JE. Follicular helper T cells in immunity and systemic autoimmunity. Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2012, 8: 337-347. PMID: 22549246, PMCID: PMC3604997, DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cellsT cellsSelf-reactive B cell clonesT helper cell populationSystemic lupus erythematosusSystemic autoimmune diseaseNormal immune responseT cell helpB cell clonesB cell survivalLupus erythematosusAutoantibody productionAutoimmune diseasesSystemic autoimmunityImmune responseAutoimmunityKey regulatorErythematosusCellsDiseaseImmunity
2009
Thymic self-reactivity selects natural interleukin 17–producing T cells that can regulate peripheral inflammation
Marks BR, Nowyhed HN, Choi JY, Poholek AC, Odegard JM, Flavell RA, Craft J. Thymic self-reactivity selects natural interleukin 17–producing T cells that can regulate peripheral inflammation. Nature Immunology 2009, 10: 1125-1132. PMID: 19734905, PMCID: PMC2751862, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryInflammationIntegrin alpha4beta1Interleukin-17Interleukin-23Interleukin-6InterleukinsMiceMice, TransgenicNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, CCR6Receptors, Retinoic AcidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneT-Lymphocyte SubsetsThymus GlandTransforming Growth Factor beta