2016
Blocking MHC class II on human endothelium mitigates acute rejection
Abrahimi P, Qin L, Chang WG, Bothwell AL, Tellides G, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Blocking MHC class II on human endothelium mitigates acute rejection. JCI Insight 2016, 1: e85293. PMID: 26900601, PMCID: PMC4756651, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.85293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClass II MHC moleculesCytotoxic T lymphocytesII MHC moleculesClass I MHC moleculesMHC moleculesI MHC moleculesEndothelial cellsAcute rejectionT cellsEffector memory T cellsT cell-mediated destructionAcute allograft rejectionCell-mediated destructionGraft endothelial cellsMemory T cellsAlloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytesExperimental rodent modelsMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesSecondary lymphoid organsMHC class IIClass I major histocompatibility complex moleculesAllogeneic human lymphocytesHistocompatibility complex moleculesPrevents CD4Artery graft
2003
Class II transactivator promoter activity is suppressed through regulation by a trophoblast noncoding RNA1
Geirsson A, Paliwal I, Lynch RJ, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Class II transactivator promoter activity is suppressed through regulation by a trophoblast noncoding RNA1. Transplantation 2003, 76: 387-394. PMID: 12883198, DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000073612.04525.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceDNA MethylationDNA, ComplementaryHeLa CellsHumansLuciferasesMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, UntranslatedSuppression, GeneticTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionTrophoblastsConceptsClass II expressionMHC class IICIITA promoter IVPromoter IVQuantitative polymerase chain reactionMajor histocompatibility complexAllograft tolerancePolymerase chain reactionFluorescence-activated cell sortingCIITA expressionHuman leukocyte antigen-DRClass IIMHC class II expressionClassic major histocompatibility complexChain reactionCell sortingPurposes of transplantationLack expressionHistocompatibility complexNoncoding RNAsII-deficient cellsSelective suppressionPromoter-reporter constructsCIITA promoterInhibitory domainHuman trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Lynch RJ, Paliwal I, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Human trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 301: 718-724. PMID: 12565840, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00028-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA expressionPromoter IIIClassical MHC antigensMHC class IICIITA promoter IIIAllograft toleranceMHC antigensMurine B lymphocytesFunctional assessmentB lymphocytesClass III-AkIII activityPromoter-reporter constructsTrophoblastCH27BlotTransient transfectionExpressionNorthern blotNegative trans-acting factorsNoncoding RNAsSuppressionTrans-acting factors