2023
The ion transporter Na+-K+-ATPase enables pathological B cell survival in the kidney microenvironment of lupus nephritis
Chernova I, Song W, Steach H, Hafez O, Al Souz J, Chen P, Chandra N, Cantley L, Veselits M, Clark M, Craft J. The ion transporter Na+-K+-ATPase enables pathological B cell survival in the kidney microenvironment of lupus nephritis. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadf8156. PMID: 36724234, PMCID: PMC9891690, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsAutoimmune diseasesAmelioration of proteinuriaLupus nephritis biopsiesB cell infiltrationSodium-potassium adenosine triphosphataseB cell survivalPotassium adenosine triphosphataseLupus nephritisCell infiltrationKidney microenvironmentTissue injuryTherapeutic targetPharmacological inhibitionElevated sodium concentrationLupusHostile microenvironmentHigh expressionKidneySodium concentrationGenetic knockoutCell survivalDiseaseCellsAdenosine triphosphatase
2019
Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE
Gowthaman U, Chen JS, Zhang B, Flynn WF, Lu Y, Song W, Joseph J, Gertie JA, Xu L, Collet MA, Grassmann JDS, Simoneau T, Chiang D, Berin MC, Craft JE, Weinstein JS, Williams A, Eisenbarth SC. Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE. Science 2019, 365 PMID: 31371561, PMCID: PMC6901029, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw6433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-4B cellsFollicular Helper Cell SubsetsLow-affinity IgEFollicular helper cellsAllergen-specific IgEHelper cell subsetsIsotypes of antibodiesAlternative therapeutic targetsTranscription factor Bcl6Anaphylactic IgECytokine profileIgE productionCell subsetsHelper cellsImmunoglobulin ETherapeutic targetIgEAnaphylaxisAllergensCellular mechanismsRare populationCellsMiceGATA3
2016
AI-22 Single cell protein and transcriptional profiling of CD4+ follicular B helper T (TFH) and central memory (TCM) cells in SLE: physiological and pathological phenotypes
Kwak M, Choi J, Kim S, Chen Z, Lee G, Craft J, Fan R. AI-22 Single cell protein and transcriptional profiling of CD4+ follicular B helper T (TFH) and central memory (TCM) cells in SLE: physiological and pathological phenotypes. Lupus Science & Medicine 2016, 3: a11. DOI: 10.1136/lupus-2016-000179.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral memory cellsTCM cellsTfh cellsSLE patientsHealthy donorsT cellsFollicular B helper T cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusCirculation of patientsHelper T cellsSLE T cellsLupus kidneysHumoral autoimmunityTranscriptional profilingIL-21Lupus erythematosusCytokine producersHelper TMurine lupusHumoral immunityLymphoid organsEnd organsLupus researchPathological outcomesTherapeutic target
2012
The pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus—an update
Choi J, Kim ST, Craft J. The pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus—an update. Current Opinion In Immunology 2012, 24: 651-657. PMID: 23131610, PMCID: PMC3508331, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusAberrant adaptive immune responseAdaptive immune responsesDisease-specific therapeutic targetsInnate immune mechanismsPathogenic autoantibodiesImmune mechanismsTissue injuryImmune responseTherapeutic targetB cellsDisease mechanismsErythematosusClinical biologyRecent studiesAutoantibodiesLupusSLEPathogenesisInjury
2011
Characterization of different subsets of human follicular helper T (TFH) cells (152.9)
Choi J, Kim S, Lainez B, Craft J. Characterization of different subsets of human follicular helper T (TFH) cells (152.9). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 152.9-152.9. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.152.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular helper T cellsB cell folliclesHelper T cellsTfh cellsT cellsIL-21P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1IL-4Germinal centersB cellsTonsillar Tfh cellsIL-17 secretionExpression of CD127B cell helpAntigen-specific antibodiesGC B cellsTh17 cellsTfh subsetsPD-1Effector subsetsCell helpTherapeutic targetBCL-6RORC expressionHuman tonsils
2008
Scavenger receptor type AI mediates antigen transfer from human B cells to other APCs
Harvey B, Quan T, Roman R, Rudenga B, Craft J, Mamula M. Scavenger receptor type AI mediates antigen transfer from human B cells to other APCs. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 1068.14-1068.14. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.1068.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen-presenting cellsProfessional antigen-presenting cellsB cellsAntigen transferTreatment of lupusInduction of autoimmunityTransfer of antigenUptake of antigensSpecific B cell receptorsNovel therapeutic targetMonocytic cell line THP-1Ig transgenic miceHuman monocytic cell line THP-1Cell line THP-1Human B cellsB cell receptorDendritic cellsChronic autoimmunityArthritis FoundationImmune responseAntigen traffickingB cell deathCritical antigensTherapeutic targetSpecific antigen