2021
Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus
Dong X, Antao OQ, Song W, Sanchez GM, Zembrzuski K, Koumpouras F, Lemenze A, Craft J, Weinstein JS. Type I Interferon–Activated STAT4 Regulation of Follicular Helper T Cell–Dependent Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Production in Lupus. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 478-489. PMID: 33512094, PMCID: PMC7914134, DOI: 10.1002/art.41532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntibody FormationAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansImmunoglobulinsInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMice, Inbred MRL lprMiddle AgedRNA-SeqSTAT4 Transcription FactorT Follicular Helper CellsConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusTfh-like cellsTfh cellsIL-21Human lupusDisease activityCytokine productionSTAT4 activationImmunoglobulin productionPathogenic B cell responsesCourse of lupusClinical disease activityT cell secretionLupus-prone miceHealthy control subjectsCourse of diseaseB cell responsesCytokine interleukin-21Potential therapeutic targetType I IFNB cell maturationSLE patientsPathogenic cytokinesLupus erythematosusInterleukin-21
2019
Distinct modes of mitochondrial metabolism uncouple T cell differentiation and function
Bailis W, Shyer JA, Zhao J, Canaveras JCG, Al Khazal FJ, Qu R, Steach HR, Bielecki P, Khan O, Jackson R, Kluger Y, Maher LJ, Rabinowitz J, Craft J, Flavell RA. Distinct modes of mitochondrial metabolism uncouple T cell differentiation and function. Nature 2019, 571: 403-407. PMID: 31217581, PMCID: PMC6939459, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1311-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial citrate exportTerminal effector functionsMalate-aspartate shuttleCitrate exportHistone acetylationCell differentiationComplex ICellular biochemical compositionT cell differentiationSuccinate dehydrogenaseT cell activationExpression of genesElectron transport chainTricarboxylic acid cycleT cell receptor ligationAnabolic programTranscriptional remodellingTranscriptional programmingEpigenetic remodellingSignal transductionCell activationMetabolic reprogrammingCell statesDistinct modesEffector functions
2018
scFTD-seq: freeze-thaw lysis based, portable approach toward highly distributed single-cell 3′ mRNA profiling
Dura B, Choi JY, Zhang K, Damsky W, Thakral D, Bosenberg M, Craft J, Fan R. scFTD-seq: freeze-thaw lysis based, portable approach toward highly distributed single-cell 3′ mRNA profiling. Nucleic Acids Research 2018, 47: e16-e16. PMID: 30462277, PMCID: PMC6379653, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky1173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCell LineFreezingGene Expression ProfilingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisT-LymphocytesWorkflowHuman Extrafollicular CD4+ Th Cells Help Memory B Cells Produce Igs.
Kim ST, Choi JY, Lainez B, Schulz VP, Karas DE, Baum ED, Setlur J, Gallagher PG, Craft J. Human Extrafollicular CD4+ Th Cells Help Memory B Cells Produce Igs. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 201: 1359-1372. PMID: 30030323, PMCID: PMC6112860, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsHumoral recall responsesB cell folliclesT cell subsetsB cellsTfh cellsCell subsetsRecall responsesT cellsInhibitory receptor PD-1Follicular helper T cellsGerminal center B-cell maturationIL-21 secretionChemokine receptor expressionReceptor PD-1Helper T cellsT cell zonesPrimary immune responseChemokine receptor CXCR5Transcription factor Bcl6B cell maturationTonsillar CD4IL-10IL-21PD-1
2017
Disruption of Pathogenic Cellular Networks by IL-21 Blockade Leads to Disease Amelioration in Murine Lupus.
Choi JY, Seth A, Kashgarian M, Terrillon S, Fung E, Huang L, Wang LC, Craft J. Disruption of Pathogenic Cellular Networks by IL-21 Blockade Leads to Disease Amelioration in Murine Lupus. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 2578-2588. PMID: 28219887, PMCID: PMC5360548, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-21Systemic lupus erythematosusMurine lupusTfh cellsLupus erythematosusDisease ameliorationGerminal center B cell responsesTfh-B cell interactionsGC responseFollicular Th cellsIL-21 blockadeLupus-prone B6Progression of glomerulonephritisCell-derived cytokinesB cell responsesMemory B cell developmentPotential therapeutic strategyB cell proliferationB cell maturationGC B cellsOverall survivalOrgan injuryAutoantibody productionLatter cytokineTh cells
2015
Reply
Choi J, Craft J. Reply. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2015, 67: 3094-3095. PMID: 26245163, DOI: 10.1002/art.39290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCirculating Follicular Helper–Like T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association With Disease Activity
Choi J, Ho J, Pasoto SG, Bunin V, Kim ST, Carrasco S, Borba EF, Gonçalves CR, Costa PR, Kallas EG, Bonfa E, Craft J. Circulating Follicular Helper–Like T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association With Disease Activity. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2015, 67: 988-999. PMID: 25581113, PMCID: PMC4450082, DOI: 10.1002/art.39020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTfh-like cellsSLE Disease Activity IndexSystemic lupus erythematosusInducible T-cell costimulatorPD-1 expressionDisease activityT cellsBehçet's diseaseSLE patientsLupus erythematosusBlood samplesT cell-B cell collaborationCentral memory T cellsExpression of CXCR5Disease activity indexGerminal center activityMemory T cellsDeath 1 proteinFollicular helper TT-cell costimulatorActive diseaseAntibody positivityDisease durationFollicular helperIL-21
2011
IL-10 signaling in CD4+ T cells is critical for the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis
Tao J, Kamanaka M, Hao J, Hao Z, Jiang X, Craft JE, Flavell RA, Wu Z, Hong Z, Zhao L, Yin Z. IL-10 signaling in CD4+ T cells is critical for the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13: r212. PMID: 22192790, PMCID: PMC3334665, DOI: 10.1186/ar3545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalCattleCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCollagen Type IIFemaleFlow CytometryForkhead Transcription FactorsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-17Lymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMice, TransgenicReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaReceptors, Interleukin-10Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsCollagen-induced arthritisIL-10 signalingIL-17 mRNARegulatory T cellsT cell proliferationT cellsT cell activationSuppressive functionImportant anti-inflammatory cytokineBovine type II collagenAnti-inflammatory cytokinesFunction of TregsAbility of TregsSeverity of arthritisLevels of Foxp3Wild-type miceAntigen-specific antibodiesUnpaired t-testMore IFNControl miceCytokine productionTg miceInflammatory jointsFemale miceArthritic jointsThe Growth Factor Progranulin Binds to TNF Receptors and Is Therapeutic Against Inflammatory Arthritis in Mice
Tang W, Lu Y, Tian QY, Zhang Y, Guo FJ, Liu GY, Syed NM, Lai Y, Lin EA, Kong L, Su J, Yin F, Ding AH, Zanin-Zhorov A, Dustin ML, Tao J, Craft J, Yin Z, Feng JQ, Abramson SB, Yu XP, Liu CJ. The Growth Factor Progranulin Binds to TNF Receptors and Is Therapeutic Against Inflammatory Arthritis in Mice. Science 2011, 332: 478-484. PMID: 21393509, PMCID: PMC3104397, DOI: 10.1126/science.1199214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthritis, ExperimentalCartilage, ArticularFemaleGranulinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedProgranulinsProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsInflammatory arthritisAdministration of progranulinAntagonist of TNFαCollagen-induced arthritisArthritis mouse modelPGRN-deficient miceNew potential therapeutic interventionsPotential therapeutic interventionsGrowth factor progranulinNecrosis factor receptorRheumatoid arthritisMouse modelArthritisTherapeutic interventionsProgranulinTNF receptorFactor receptorMiceReceptorsInflammationTissue repairTNFαIntracellular signalingAtsttrinTNFR
2010
Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
Shah K, Lee WW, Lee SH, Kim SH, Kang SW, Craft J, Kang I. Dysregulated balance of Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12: r53. PMID: 20334681, PMCID: PMC2888202, DOI: 10.1186/ar2964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusSLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scorePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsTh17-polarizing cytokinesTh1 cell responsesDisease activityT cellsHealthy subjectsIL-17Th1 cellsCell responsesPhorbol myristate acetateTh17 cellsLupus erythematosusIL-6Plasma levelsDisease activity index scoreBalance of CD4Balance of Th17Expression of Th17Th17 cell responseActivity index scoreFrequency of CD4Chemokine receptor CCR4Blood mononuclear cells
2008
Autoantibodies against cyclophilin in systemic lupus erythematosus and Lyme disease
KRATZ A, HARDING MW, CRAFT J, MACKWORTH-YOUNG C, HANDSCHUMACHER RE. Autoantibodies against cyclophilin in systemic lupus erythematosus and Lyme disease. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 90: 422-427. PMID: 1458678, PMCID: PMC1554566, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb05862.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmino Acid IsomerasesAntibodies, Anti-IdiotypicAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody SpecificityAutoantibodiesCarrier ProteinsChildEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFamily HealthFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin IdiotypesImmunoglobulin MLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLyme DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedPeptidylprolyl IsomeraseProtein DenaturationConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusFirst-degree relativesLyme disease patientsMonoclonal IgM antibodyLupus patientsIgM antibodiesDisease patientsLepromatous leprosyImmune systemPatientsWestern blotLyme diseaseAntibodiesErythematosusAutoantibodiesHypergammaglobulinaemiaCyclophilinCyclosporinLeprosyDiseaseSerum
2004
The Centromeric Region of Chromosome 7 from MRL Mice (Lmb3) Is an Epistatic Modifier of Fas for Autoimmune Disease Expression
Kong PL, Morel L, Croker BP, Craft J. The Centromeric Region of Chromosome 7 from MRL Mice (Lmb3) Is an Epistatic Modifier of Fas for Autoimmune Disease Expression. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 2785-2794. PMID: 14978078, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.5.2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRL/Prototypic systemic autoimmune diseaseDouble-negative T cellsAutoimmune disease expressionEtiology of lupusResistant C57BL/6 backgroundLupus-prone miceSystemic autoimmune diseaseFas-deficient miceT cell activationLupus susceptibility lociAutoantibody productionAutoimmune diseasesKidney diseaseT cellsMRL miceAbsence of FasDefective Control of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kang I, Quan T, Nolasco H, Park SH, Hong MS, Crouch J, Pamer EG, Howe JG, Craft J. Defective Control of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 1287-1294. PMID: 14707107, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.2.1287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytomegalovirusEpitopes, T-LymphocyteEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexViral LoadVirus LatencyConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusEBV viral loadT cell responsesViral loadT cellsIFN-gammaCell responsesEBV infectionLupus erythematosusHealthy controlsEBV-specific T-cell responsesVirus-specific T cell responsesLatent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infectionEBV-specific immune responsesEpstein-Barr virus infectionAltered T-cell responsesDefective controlFrequency of CD69HLA-A2 tetramersTetramer-positive CD8Latent EBV infectionEBV-specificImmunosuppressive medicationsDisease activityLupus patients
1998
Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block: Demographics, Mortality, Morbidity and Recurrence Rates Obtained From a National Neonatal Lupus Registry
Buyon J, Hiebert R, Copel J, Craft J, Friedman D, Katholi M, Lee L, Provost T, Reichlin M, Rider L, Rupel A, Saleeb S, Weston W, Skovron M. Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block: Demographics, Mortality, Morbidity and Recurrence Rates Obtained From a National Neonatal Lupus Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1658-1666. PMID: 9626848, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00161-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart blockNeonatal lupus syndromeSSA/RoWeeks of gestationRecurrence rateLa antibodiesSubsequent pregnancySSA/Ro-SSB/La antibodiesAutoantibody-associated congenital heart blockDevelopment of CHBAnti-SSB/La antibodiesAnti-SSA/RoIsolated congenital heart blockClose echocardiographic monitoringLate second trimesterDays of lifeSSB/LaSufficient medical recordsMajor structural abnormalitiesMaternal autoantibodiesLupus syndromeNeonatal lupusEchocardiographic monitoringLupus RegistryHeart block
1997
Roles of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 in murine lupus.
Peng SL, Moslehi J, Craft J. Roles of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 in murine lupus. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 1936-1946. PMID: 9109438, PMCID: PMC508018, DOI: 10.1172/jci119361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-organ diseaseAutoantibody productionMurine lupusIFN-gammaSerum immunoglobulinsMRL/Mp-lpr/lpr micePathogenic autoantibody productionTiters of IgG2aDevelopment of lupusSystemic autoimmune syndromeAlphabeta T cellsLess IgG1Prototypical Th1Autoimmune syndromeLpr miceProne miceTh2 cytokinesIL-4Comparable levelsTissue injuryT cellsInterleukin-4Critical cytokineLupusLymphadenopathyA man with fever and petechiae
Greene W, Craft J. A man with fever and petechiae. The Lancet 1997, 349: 696. PMID: 9078202, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)11204-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevisiting autoantibody profiles in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Olhoffer IH, Peng SL, Craft J. Revisiting autoantibody profiles in systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1997, 24: 297-302. PMID: 9034986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusImmune dysregulationLupus erythematosusAutoantibody profileAutoimmune responseAutoantibody specificitiesU1-RNPGlobal immune dysregulationAutoantibody-positive patientsSoluble autoantigensUbiquitous autoantigensPositive patientsIndividual patientsRetrospective analysisPatientsErythematosusAutoantibodiesAutoantigensDysregulationSpecificityBroad spectrumAutoimmunityDefinitive assayPrevalence
1996
Autoimmunity to RNA polymerase II is focused at the carboxyl terminal domain of the large subunit
Hirakata M, Kanungo J, Suwa A, Takeda Y, Craft J, Hardin J. Autoimmunity to RNA polymerase II is focused at the carboxyl terminal domain of the large subunit. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1996, 39: 1886-1891. PMID: 8912511, PMCID: PMC6007873, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780391115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic autoimmunity in LGJ mice
Peng S, Madaio M, Craft J. Systemic autoimmunity in LGJ mice. Immunology Letters 1996, 53: 153-155. PMID: 9024995, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2478(96)02616-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLG/J miceJ miceAnalysis of autoimmunityEnd-organ diseaseNon-diseased animalsAntinuclear antibodiesInterstitial nephritisLupus erythematosusRenal diseaseRheumatoid factorCutaneous diseaseSystemic autoimmunityMurine modelControl animalsJ strainJ backgroundAutoimmunityDiseaseMiceAutoantibodiesUseful modelAnimalsErythematosusPerivasculitisGlomerulonephritisAnti-U5 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) Antibodies: A Rare Anti-U snRNP Specificity
Okano Y, Targoff I, Oddis C, Fujii T, Kuwana M, Tsuzaka K, Hirakata M, Mimori T, Craft J, Medsger T. Anti-U5 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) Antibodies: A Rare Anti-U snRNP Specificity. Clinical Immunology 1996, 81: 41-47. PMID: 8808640, DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original Research