2012
Caspase‐activated DNase is required for maintenance of tolerance to lupus nuclear autoantigens
Jog NR, Frisoni L, Shi Q, Monestier M, Hernandez S, Craft J, Prak ET, Caricchio R. Caspase‐activated DNase is required for maintenance of tolerance to lupus nuclear autoantigens. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2012, 64: 1247-1256. PMID: 22127758, PMCID: PMC3292632, DOI: 10.1002/art.33448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseMouse modelApoptotic cellsNuclear autoantigensDNA antibody titersLupus-prone miceAbsence of CADMaintenance of toleranceAutoreactive B cellsAnti-DNA antibodiesApoptotic modificationsLupus developmentGeneration of autoantigensAntinuclear antibodiesLupus erythematosusAntibody titersAutoimmune diseasesActive caspase-3Apoptotic bodiesB cellsMiceAutoantigensCAD deficiencyCaspase-3
2004
Activation of Naive CD4+ T Cells In Vivo by a Self-Peptide Mimic: Mechanism of Tolerance Maintenance and Preservation of Immunity
Choi JY, Craft J. Activation of Naive CD4+ T Cells In Vivo by a Self-Peptide Mimic: Mechanism of Tolerance Maintenance and Preservation of Immunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 7399-7407. PMID: 15187117, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.12.7399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf peptide-MHC complexesT cellsTolerance maintenanceCostimulatory signalsMHC complexesNaive T cellsTCR engagementIntrathymic selectionNaive CD4Peripheral repertoireStrong costimulationForeign AgsAgonist peptideMicrobial challengeSurviving cellsNovel mechanismCellsVivoSubsequent encountersLow affinityPathogen challengeDividing cellsCD4CD69Restimulation
1998
Central T cell tolerance in lupus-prone mice: influence of autoimmune background and the lpr mutation.
Fatenejad S, Peng SL, Disorbo O, Craft J. Central T cell tolerance in lupus-prone mice: influence of autoimmune background and the lpr mutation. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 6427-32. PMID: 9834135, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.11.6427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisAutoimmune DiseasesCell LineClonal DeletionColumbidaeCytochrome c GroupDown-RegulationFas ReceptorGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorImmune ToleranceLupus NephritisLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaT-Lymphocyte SubsetsThymus GlandConceptsMRL/MpJ miceLupus-prone miceT cell toleranceCentral T cell toleranceT cellsLpr mutationCell toleranceSystemic autoimmune diseaseT cell autoreactivityAutoreactive T cellsB cell helpIntrathymic negative selectionMHC class IIMRL/MpJPeripheral control mechanismsAutoimmune backgroundThymic deletionIntrathymic deletionAutoimmune diseasesNonautoimmune miceCell helpTCR transgeneNonautoimmune strainsPeptide AgImmature CD4Influence of antigen organization on the development of lupus autoantibodies
Fatenejad S, Bennett M, Moslehi J, Craft J. Influence of antigen organization on the development of lupus autoantibodies. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1998, 41: 603-612. PMID: 9550469, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199804)41:4<603::aid-art7>3.0.co;2-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAutoantibodiesAutoantigensGene ExpressionHeLa CellsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunizationLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA-Binding ProteinsT-LymphocytesTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusDevelopment of antibodiesH-2b backgroundDevelopment of lupusT cell responsesT cell toleranceAssessment of antibodiesNative snRNP particlesTypical immune responseLupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseNormal miceAntigen organizationImmune responseForeign immunogensH-2kCell toleranceMajor autoantigenCell responsesMiceRandom orderAntibodiesEukaryotic expression vectorLupusAutoantigens
1994
The expression of self antigenic determinants: implications for tolerance and autoimmunity
Mamula M, Craft J. The expression of self antigenic determinants: implications for tolerance and autoimmunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 1994, 6: 882-886. PMID: 7536009, DOI: 10.1016/0952-7915(94)90008-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Presenting CellsAutoantigensAutoimmunityEpitopesHumansImmune ToleranceT-LymphocytesConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsT cellsSelf peptidesSelf antigenic determinantsT cell responsesPathogenesis of autoimmunityMajor histocompatibility moleculesNormal lymphocytesAntigen processingAntigenic determinantsHistocompatibility moleculesAutoimmunityCell surface proteinsNormal pathwayCellsPeptidesLymphocytesPathogenesisB cells process and present lupus autoantigens that initiate autoimmune T cell responses.
Mamula MJ, Fatenejad S, Craft J. B cells process and present lupus autoantigens that initiate autoimmune T cell responses. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 152: 1453-61. PMID: 8301145, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.152.3.1453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesAutoimmune T cell responsesT cellsCell responsesB cellsAnti-snRNP antibodiesCross-reactive B cellsNon-autoimmune miceT cell toleranceB-cell processesSera of humansCross-reactive determinantsNative snRNP particlesMouse AgAutoreactive CD4Naive miceAutoantibody responseAutoreactive cellsMurine lupusTh cellsCommon findingSelf-AgCell toleranceMolecular mimicryMice