2020
The receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) modulates T cell signaling
Reed JC, Preston-Hurlburt P, Philbrick W, Betancur G, Korah M, Lucas C, Herold KC. The receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) modulates T cell signaling. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0236921. PMID: 32986722, PMCID: PMC7521722, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsAdvanced glycation endproductsRAGE expressionGlycation endproductsType 1 diabetes mellitusLess IL-2T cell reactivityT-cell phenotypeHealthy control subjectsIL-2 productionT cell receptorPhosphorylation of ZAP70Human T cellsDiabetes mellitusAutoimmune diseasesJurkat cellsCell reactivityControl subjectsInflammatory productsIL-2Primary CD4T cell signalingCell receptorPatientsCell phenotype
2012
RAGE Expression in Human T Cells: A Link between Environmental Factors and Adaptive Immune Responses
Akirav EM, Preston-Hurlburt P, Garyu J, Henegariu O, Clynes R, Schmidt AM, Herold KC. RAGE Expression in Human T Cells: A Link between Environmental Factors and Adaptive Immune Responses. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e34698. PMID: 22509345, PMCID: PMC3324532, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immune responseT cellsImmune responseHuman T cellsRAGE expressionAntigen-specific T cellsAdaptive human immune responsesAdaptive immune cellsSpecific T cellsHealthy control subjectsAdaptive immune responsesExpression of RAGELevels of RAGEInnate immune responseAdvanced glycation endproductsActivated T cellsT cell activationIL-17AGlucose controlControl subjectsIL-5Immune cellsGlycation endproductsCell activationPatients
1997
A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity
Medzhitov R, Preston-Hurlburt P, Janeway C. A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity. Nature 1997, 388: 394-397. PMID: 9237759, DOI: 10.1038/41131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsB7-1 AntigenCell LineCloning, MolecularDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsHumansImmunityInsect ProteinsInterleukinsJurkat CellsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationNF-kappa BReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesToll-Like ReceptorsTransfectionConceptsDrosophila Toll proteinToll proteinCytoplasmic domainDrosophila TollHuman homologueLeucine-rich repeat domainNF-κB-controlled genesHuman cell linesRepeat domainActive mutantExtracellular domainNF-κBImmune responseInnate immune responseCo-stimulatory molecules B7.1Adaptive immune systemComponents of immunityInflammatory cytokines IL-1ProteinCell linesCo-stimulatory moleculesAntigen-presenting cellsAdaptive immune responsesNaive T cellsHomologues