2008
Sequential autoantigenic determinants of the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Sm D shared by human lupus autoantibodies and MRL Ipr/lpr antibodies
JAMES J, MAMULA M, HARLEY J. Sequential autoantigenic determinants of the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Sm D shared by human lupus autoantibodies and MRL Ipr/lpr antibodies. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 98: 419-426. PMID: 7527740, PMCID: PMC1534503, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1994.tb05507.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRL-lpr/lpr miceLpr/lpr miceAutoimmune serologySLE patientsLpr micePatient seraEpitope 5Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient seraEpstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1Lupus patients' seraNuclear antigen 1Precipitin-positive seraHuman lupus autoantibodiesNormal human serumMajor antigenic regionSm DPositive patientsAutoimmune responseSm autoantigenLupus autoantibodiesNormal controlsPatientsEpitope 4Mouse serumAntigen 1
1999
Isoaspartyl Post-translational Modification Triggers Autoimmune Responses to Self-proteins*
Mamula M, Gee R, Elliott J, Sette A, Southwood S, Jones P, Blier P. Isoaspartyl Post-translational Modification Triggers Autoimmune Responses to Self-proteins*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 22321-22327. PMID: 10428801, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAspartic AcidAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesBinding, CompetitiveCytochrome c GroupHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIImmune ToleranceIsomerismLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearT-LymphocytesConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseT cell autoimmune responsesHuman systemic lupus erythematosusInitiation of autoimmunityT cell compartmentT cell responsesImmunization of miceFunctioning immune systemLupus erythematosusSelf antigensAutoimmune diseasesImmunologic stimuliC-peptidePeptide autoantigensImmune systemCell responsesForeign pathogensImmunizationCytochrome c peptideMiceCell compartmentPresent studyPeptidesResponse
1996
B7 costimulation and autoantigen specificity enable B cells to activate autoreactive T cells.
Roth R, Nakamura T, Mamula M. B7 costimulation and autoantigen specificity enable B cells to activate autoreactive T cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 2924-31. PMID: 8816398, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.7.2924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigen PresentationAntigens, CDAutoantigensAutoimmunityB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell MovementCytochrome c GroupCytokinesFemaleGene Expression RegulationImmunizationLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRNA, MessengerSelf ToleranceSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsAutoreactive T cellsT cell responsesT cellsB cellsIL-4IL-5Self-AgImmunized B-cell-deficient miceCell responsesAutoimmune T cell responsesB cell-deficient miceB7-1 costimulatory moleculeT cell autoimmunityCell-deficient miceTreatment of miceT cell toleranceNaive T cellsCytokine mRNA responsesCell autoimmunityB7 costimulationCostimulatory moleculesAutoantigen specificityB7-2Cytokine mRNAIFN-gamma
1993
Rules for Peptide Presentation by MHC Class II Molecules
Janeway C, Mamula M, Rudensky A. Rules for Peptide Presentation by MHC Class II Molecules. International Reviews Of Immunology 1993, 10: 301-311. PMID: 8294843, DOI: 10.3109/08830189309061705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigen PresentationHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesConceptsMajor histocompatibility complexForeign MHC moleculesMHC class II moleculesClass II moleculesOrgan transplantationT lymphocytesTissue graftMHC moleculesPeptide presentationRejection processHistocompatibility complexGraftTissue cellsUnrelated individualsRapid destructionIndividualsCellsTransplantationLymphocytesMore loci