2014
Mutation of POLB Causes Lupus in Mice
Senejani AG, Liu Y, Kidane D, Maher SE, Zeiss CJ, Park HJ, Kashgarian M, McNiff JM, Zelterman D, Bothwell AL, Sweasy JB. Mutation of POLB Causes Lupus in Mice. Cell Reports 2014, 6: 1-8. PMID: 24388753, PMCID: PMC3916967, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus-like diseaseLupus erythematosusAutoimmune pathologyMouse modelGenome-wide association studiesPol β activityDecreased expressionMutant miceUnderlying causeMicePrevious genome-wide association studyΒ activityDNA polymerase activityReplication studyExcision repair pathwayImmune diversitySomatic hypermutationBase excision repair pathwayAssociation studiesErythematosusLupusPolymerase activityExpressionKey enzyme
2006
The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells
Chae WJ, Henegariu O, Lee SK, Bothwell AL. The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 9631-9636. PMID: 16769892, PMCID: PMC1480458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600225103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type FOXP3Regulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diseasesTh2-type cytokine secretionScurfy mutant mouseSevere autoimmune diseaseFoxp3 transcription factorAntigenic stimulationCytokine secretionFoxp3Suppressive functionMutant miceAdhesion moleculesSuppressor activityDiseaseGlutamic acidImportant roleCellsCD103HyporesponsivenessTh1Leucine zipper domainTranscription factors
2005
Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice
Zhang Z, Welte T, Troiano N, Maher SE, Fu XY, Bothwell AL. Osteoporosis with increased osteoclastogenesis in hematopoietic cell-specific STAT3-deficient mice. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2005, 328: 800-807. PMID: 15694417, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone RemodelingBone ResorptionCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHematopoietic Stem CellsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceOsteoclastsOsteoporosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-Activators