2022
Population genetics meets single-cell sequencing
Sumida TS, Hafler DA. Population genetics meets single-cell sequencing. Science 2022, 376: 134-135. PMID: 35389792, DOI: 10.1126/science.abq0426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Sodium-activated macrophages: the salt mine expands
Lucca LE, Hafler DA. Sodium-activated macrophages: the salt mine expands. Cell Research 2015, 25: 885-886. PMID: 26215700, PMCID: PMC4528060, DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes
Kundaje A, Meuleman W, Ernst J, Bilenky M, Yen A, Heravi-Moussavi A, Kheradpour P, Zhang Z, Wang J, Ziller M, Amin V, Whitaker J, Schultz M, Ward L, Sarkar A, Quon G, Sandstrom R, Eaton M, Wu Y, Pfenning A, Wang X, ClaussnitzerYaping Liu M, Coarfa C, Alan Harris R, Shoresh N, Epstein C, Gjoneska E, Leung D, Xie W, David Hawkins R, Lister R, Hong C, Gascard P, Mungall A, Moore R, Chuah E, Tam A, Canfield T, Scott Hansen R, Kaul R, Sabo P, Bansal M, Carles A, Dixon J, Farh K, Feizi S, Karlic R, Kim A, Kulkarni A, Li D, Lowdon R, Elliott G, Mercer T, Neph S, Onuchic V, Polak P, Rajagopal N, Ray P, Sallari R, Siebenthall K, Sinnott-Armstrong N, Stevens M, Thurman R, Wu J, Zhang B, Zhou X, Abdennur N, Adli M, Akerman M, Barrera L, Antosiewicz-Bourget J, Ballinger T, Barnes M, Bates D, Bell R, Bennett D, Bianco K, Bock C, Boyle P, Brinchmann J, Caballero-Campo P, Camahort R, Carrasco-Alfonso M, Charnecki T, Chen H, Chen Z, Cheng J, Cho S, Chu A, Chung W, Cowan C, Athena Deng Q, Deshpande V, Diegel M, Ding B, Durham T, Echipare L, Edsall L, Flowers D, Genbacev-Krtolica O, Gifford C, Gillespie S, Giste E, Glass I, Gnirke A, Gormley M, Gu H, Gu J, Hafler D, Hangauer M, Hariharan M, Hatan M, Haugen E, He Y, Heimfeld S, Herlofsen S, Hou Z, Humbert R, Issner R, Jackson A, Jia H, Jiang P, Johnson A, Kadlecek T, Kamoh B, Kapidzic M, Kent J, Kim A, Kleinewietfeld M, Klugman S, Krishnan J, Kuan S, Kutyavin T, Lee A, Lee K, Li J, Li N, Li Y, Ligon K, Lin S, Lin Y, Liu J, Liu Y, Luckey C, Ma Y, Maire C, Marson A, Mattick J, Mayo M, McMaster M, Metsky H, Mikkelsen T, Miller D, Miri M, Mukame E, Nagarajan R, Neri F, Nery J, Nguyen T, O’Geen H, Paithankar S, Papayannopoulou T, Pelizzola M, Plettner P, Propson N, Raghuraman S, Raney B, Raubitschek A, Reynolds A, Richards H, Riehle K, Rinaudo P, Robinson J, Rockweiler N, Rosen E, Rynes E, Schein J, Sears R, Sejnowski T, Shafer A, Shen L, Shoemaker R, Sigaroudinia M, Slukvin I, Stehling-Sun S, Stewart R, Subramanian S, Suknuntha K, Swanson S, Tian S, Tilden H, Tsai L, Urich M, Vaughn I, Vierstra J, Vong S, Wagner U, Wang H, Wang T, Wang Y, Weiss A, Whitton H, Wildberg A, Witt H, Won K, Xie M, Xing X, Xu I, Xuan Z, Ye Z, Yen C, Yu P, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhao J, Zhou Y, Zhu J, Zhu Y, Ziegler S, Beaudet A, Boyer L, De Jager P, Farnham P, Fisher S, Haussler D, Jones S, Li W, Marra M, McManus M, Sunyaev S, Thomson J, Tlsty T, Tsai L, Wang W, Waterland R, Zhang M, Chadwick L, Bernstein B, Costello J, Ecker J, Hirst M, Meissner A, Milosavljevic A, Ren B, Stamatoyannopoulos J, Wang T, Kellis M. Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes. Nature 2015, 518: 317-330. PMID: 25693563, PMCID: PMC4530010, DOI: 10.1038/nature14248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epigenomeHuman diseasesIntegrative analysisReference human genome sequenceDiverse human traitsRoadmap Epigenomics ConsortiumHuman genome sequenceHistone modification patternsRelevant cell typesEpigenomic informationEpigenomic marksDNA accessibilityRegulatory modulesGene regulationEpigenomic studiesGenome sequenceDNA methylationGenetic variationRegulatory elementsCellular differentiationMolecular basisModification patternsEpigenomeHuman traitsCell types
2014
Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants
Farh KK, Marson A, Zhu J, Kleinewietfeld M, Housley WJ, Beik S, Shoresh N, Whitton H, Ryan RJ, Shishkin AA, Hatan M, Carrasco-Alfonso MJ, Mayer D, Luckey CJ, Patsopoulos NA, De Jager PL, Kuchroo VK, Epstein CB, Daly MJ, Hafler DA, Bernstein BE. Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants. Nature 2014, 518: 337-343. PMID: 25363779, PMCID: PMC4336207, DOI: 10.1038/nature13835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCausal variantsAutoimmune diseasesT cellsRegulatory T cellsNon-coding risk variantsT cell subsetsEnhancer-associated RNAsGenome-wide association studiesPrimary immune cellsCandidate causal variantsGene regulatory modelsImmune cellsImmune stimulationB cellsGene activationFine mappingTranscription factorsMaster regulatorHistone acetylationImmune differentiationSequence determinantsGene expressionAssociation studiesDiseaseHuman diseases
2010
Chapter 3 Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Multiple Sclerosis
De Jager P, Hafler D. Chapter 3 Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Multiple Sclerosis. Blue Books Of Neurology 2010, 35: 43-56. DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-6068-0.00003-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic architectureSusceptibility lociWhole-genome association scansCommon human diseasesMajor histocompatibility complexMultiple sclerosis geneticsCommon genetic variationAssociation scanHuman genomeGenetic variationSingle locusHuman diseasesLociFirst glimpseCurrent discoveriesHistocompatibility complexGenotyped subjectsGenetic susceptibilityGenomeRapid progressHuman leukocyte antigenGeneticsHapMapConvergence of resourcesMultiple sclerosis
2005
Functional analysis of highly defined, FACS-isolated populations of human regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells
Baecher-Allan C, Wolf E, Hafler DA. Functional analysis of highly defined, FACS-isolated populations of human regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells. Clinical Immunology 2005, 115: 10-18. PMID: 15870015, DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2005.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD58 AntigensCoculture TechniquesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunophenotypingLeukocyte Common AntigensL-SelectinReceptors, Interleukin-2Receptors, TransferrinT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsCD4 T cellsT cellsTreg cellsRegulatory cellsTotal CD4 T cellsHuman regulatory cellsRegulatory T cellsAutoimmune disease modelsImportance of CD4Regulatory populationImmune homeostasisCD25Suppressive activityCD4Human regulatorySpecific subpopulationsDisease modelsSignificant proportionMiceVivoMurine cellsPotential heterogeneityFuture studiesCellsHuman diseases
2004
Suppressor T Cells in Human Diseases
Baecher-Allan C, Hafler DA. Suppressor T Cells in Human Diseases. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2004, 200: 273-276. PMID: 15280423, PMCID: PMC2211973, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20040812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple sclerosis
Hafler DA. Multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 113: 788-794. PMID: 15067307, PMCID: PMC362131, DOI: 10.1172/jci21357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoreactive T cellsCNS white matterHallmark of inflammationB cellsWhite matterClonal expansionMolecular pathologyRNA expressionDiseaseSclerosisInflammationComplex genetic diseasesHuman diseasesCellsAntibody productsGenetic diseasesHigh-throughput examinationTherapyPathology