2001
Cd4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Are Hyperresponsive to T Cell Receptor Engagement with Low and High Affinity Peptide Antigens
Vratsanos G, Jung S, Park Y, Craft J. Cd4+ T Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Are Hyperresponsive to T Cell Receptor Engagement with Low and High Affinity Peptide Antigens. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2001, 193: 329-338. PMID: 11157053, PMCID: PMC2195926, DOI: 10.1084/jem.193.3.329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptorLupus-prone miceT cellsT cell activationPigeon cytochrome cAlpha/beta T cellsCell activationTransgenic T cell receptorBeta T cellsAntigen-presenting cellsCBA/CaJT cell receptor engagementLow affinityBeta-chain geneMRL/Cell receptor engagementPolyclonal activationSpontaneous lupusAmino acids 88Cognate antigenCell receptorAntigenPeptide ligandsReceptor engagementLupus
1996
T cells in murine lupus: propagation and regulation of disease
Peng S, Craft J. T cells in murine lupus: propagation and regulation of disease. Molecular Biology Reports 1996, 23: 247-251. PMID: 9112236, DOI: 10.1007/bf00351176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmunityDisease Models, AnimalImmunity, CellularLupus VulgarisMiceMice, Mutant StrainsT-LymphocytesConceptsΓδ T cellsΑβ T cellsT cellsLupus syndromeRenal diseaseMurine lupusCell helpMRL/lpr B cellsMRL/Mp-lpr/lpr miceImmune complex renal diseaseT cell-dependent mechanismLupus-prone MRL miceClass-switched autoantibodiesClass-switched immunoglobulinsSpecific autoimmune responseT-cell-deficient animalsCell-dependent mechanismB cell helpLpr B cellsT cell helpComplex renal diseaseB cell autoimmunityWild-type animalsPathogenesis of diseaseCause tissue injury