2021
Single cell immunophenotyping of the skin lesion erythema migrans Identifies IgM memory B cells
Jiang R, Meng H, Raddassi K, Fleming I, Hoehn KB, Dardick KR, Belperron AA, Montgomery RR, Shalek AK, Hafler DA, Kleinstein SH, Bockenstedt LK. Single cell immunophenotyping of the skin lesion erythema migrans Identifies IgM memory B cells. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e148035. PMID: 34061047, PMCID: PMC8262471, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsErythema migransB cellsEM lesionsIgM memory B cellsLyme diseaseB-cell receptor sequencingSkin infection siteCell receptor sequencingEarly Lyme diseaseLocal antigen presentationSkin immune responsesB cell populationsSingle-cell immunophenotypingMHC class II genesUninvolved skinImmune cellsSpirochetal infectionAntigen presentationCell immunophenotypingT cellsImmune responseIsotype usageAntibody productionInitial signs
2010
CIITA variation in the presence of HLA-DRB1*1501 increases risk for multiple sclerosis
Bronson PG, Caillier S, Ramsay PP, McCauley JL, Zuvich RL, De Jager PL, Rioux JD, Ivinson AJ, Compston A, Hafler DA, Sawcer SJ, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL, Consortium T, Hauser S, Oksenberg J, Barcellos L. CIITA variation in the presence of HLA-DRB1*1501 increases risk for multiple sclerosis. Human Molecular Genetics 2010, 19: 2331-2340. PMID: 20211854, PMCID: PMC2865376, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II transactivator geneMultiple sclerosisPresence of HLAMHC class II transactivator geneMS risk alleleClass II MHCLogistic regression analysisG promoter variantPromoter variantsMS riskAntigen presentationII MHCIncrease riskRisk allelesMulti-stage investigationRs4774Important transcription factorSclerosisRegression analysisHLARiskStage 1Stage 2Transactivator geneAssociation
1994
T cell anergy
Lasalle J, Hafler D. T cell anergy. The FASEB Journal 1994, 8: 601-608. PMID: 8005388, DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.8.9.8005388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunologic self toleranceAutoreactive T cellsT cell anergyMHC class IIT cellsClonal anergyT cell presentationT cell clonal anergySelf antigensCell anergySelf toleranceCell presentationClass IIAutologous T cellsAbsence of costimulationHuman T cellsSecondary unresponsivenessHigh extracellular concentrationsAntigenic stimulationAntigen presentationAntigen resultsAnergyPrimary proliferationPeptide antigensAntigen