2023
Prior cycles of anti-CD20 antibodies affect antibody responses after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Asashima H, Kim D, Wang K, Lele N, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Lutz R, Cruz I, Raddassi K, Ruff W, Racke M, Wilson J, Givens T, Grifoni A, Weiskopf D, Sette A, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R, Shaw A, Li F, Fan R, Hafler D, Tomayko M, Longbrake E. Prior cycles of anti-CD20 antibodies affect antibody responses after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e168102. PMID: 37606046, PMCID: PMC10543713, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationB-cell-depleted patientsB-cell depletionAntibody responseMRNA vaccinationThird doseCell depletionT cellsClaude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterB cellsNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyAnti-CD20 antibodySpike-specific antibodiesMultiple Sclerosis SocietyLow cumulative exposureLogistic regression modelsImportant clinical needCD20 therapyCD20 treatmentMost patientsThird vaccineSerologic responseVaccine dosesMRNA vaccinesVaccination strategies
2022
No evidence of fetal defects or anti-syncytin-1 antibody induction following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
Lu-Culligan A, Tabachnikova A, Pérez-Then E, Tokuyama M, Lee HJ, Lucas C, Monteiro V, Miric M, Brache V, Cochon L, Muenker MC, Mohanty S, Huang J, Kang I, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Campbell M, Yildirim I, Shaw AC, Ma S, Vermund SH, Ko AI, Omer SB, Iwasaki A. No evidence of fetal defects or anti-syncytin-1 antibody induction following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001506. PMID: 35609110, PMCID: PMC9129011, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinationMRNA vaccinationEarly pregnancyFetal sizeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccinationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Maternal antibody statusAdverse neonatal outcomesSyndrome coronavirus 2Birth defectsPolyinosinic-polycytidylic acidCrown-rump lengthGross birth defectsUnvaccinated adultsMaternal illnessNeonatal outcomesVaccinated adultsAntibody statusTLR3 agonistEarly immunizationMurine pregnancyAntibody inductionCoronavirus 2
2011
Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly
Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Chen S, Piecychna M, Allore H, Bockenstedt L, Malawista S, Bucala R, Shaw AC, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Age‐associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in the elderly. Aging Cell 2011, 11: 104-110. PMID: 22023165, PMCID: PMC3257374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00759.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedMonocytesMultivariate AnalysisNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein TransportRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 5Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsToll-like receptorsIL-8Multivariable mixed-effects modelsOlder individualsElevated IL-8Levels of TLR5Expression of TLR5Production of TNFAge-associated elevationAge-related decreaseDendritic cellsImmune responsivenessElderly donorsInflammatory responseImmune functionNF-κBTLR5Progressive declineMonocytesMixed effects modelsMAPK p38Significant increaseEffects modelAssociated increaseCritical mechanism
1999
Activated Ras Signals Developmental Progression of Recombinase-activating Gene (RAG)-deficient Pro-B Lymphocytes
Shaw A, Swat W, Ferrini R, Davidson L, Alt F. Activated Ras Signals Developmental Progression of Recombinase-activating Gene (RAG)-deficient Pro-B Lymphocytes. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1999, 189: 123-129. PMID: 9874569, PMCID: PMC1887686, DOI: 10.1084/jem.189.1.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell SurvivalDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, RAG-1Immunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin kappa-ChainsMiceMice, KnockoutPhenotypeRas ProteinsRNA, MessengerStem CellsTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationConceptsB cellsRAG-deficient backgroundPeripheral lymphoid tissuesB-cell lineageEarly B cell developmentB lineage cellsLymphoid tissueBcl-2 transgeneCD43 expressionRecombination-activating gene 1B cell developmentHeavy chain transgeneSurface markersB cell stageLineage cellsIntracellular pathwaysMature B-cell stageDeficient backgroundProgressionGene 1Survival signalsCell developmentOverall phenotypeResult of expressionCell lineages
1988
A human immunoglobulin gene reduces the incidence of lymphomas in c-Myc-bearing transgenic mice
Nussenzweig M, Schmidt E, Shaw A, Sinn E, Campos-Torres J, Mathey-Prevot B, Pattengale P, Leder P. A human immunoglobulin gene reduces the incidence of lymphomas in c-Myc-bearing transgenic mice. Nature 1988, 336: 446-450. PMID: 3143076, DOI: 10.1038/336446a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbelson murine leukemia virusAnimalsB-LymphocytesBone MarrowCell Transformation, NeoplasticCell Transformation, ViralEnhancer Elements, GeneticGenes, ImmunoglobulinHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansImmunoglobulin mu-ChainsLymphomaMiceMice, TransgenicPhenotypeProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycProto-OncogenesRNA, MessengerAllelic exclusion in transgenic mice carrying mutant human IgM genes.
Nussenzweig MC, Shaw AC, Sinn E, Campos-Torres J, Leder P. Allelic exclusion in transgenic mice carrying mutant human IgM genes. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1988, 167: 1969-1974. PMID: 3133444, PMCID: PMC2189689, DOI: 10.1084/jem.167.6.1969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllelic exclusionHeavy chain geneChain geneMu chainsHuman mu chainsPrimary B cellsHybrid animalsIg heavy chain genesHuman heavy chainsMu expressionTransgenic mice resultsIgM geneGenesSimultaneous expressionSecreted versionTransgeneIg transgenesHeavy chainMice resultsTransgenic miceExpressionHuman Ig transgenesB cellsCellsVivo
1987
Allelic Exclusion in Transgenic Mice That Express the Membrane form of Immunoglobulin μ
Nussenzweig M, Shaw A, Sinn E, Danner D, Holmes K, Morse H, Leder P. Allelic Exclusion in Transgenic Mice That Express the Membrane form of Immunoglobulin μ. Science 1987, 236: 816-819. PMID: 3107126, DOI: 10.1126/science.3107126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-bound formAllelic exclusionMembrane-bound proteinsMu chainsMu chain geneHeavy chainHeavy chain allelesHuman genesTransgenic miceImmunoglobulin μMessenger RNAMembrane formChain geneAntibody genesB cellsGenesImmunoglobulin M heavy chainHuman mu chainsMouse systemCellsRegulationMolecular formsRNATransgeneProtein