2021
Malignant T Cell Activation by a Bacillus Species Isolated from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Lesions
Dehner CA, Ruff WE, Greiling T, Pereira MS, Redanz S, McNiff J, Girardi M, Kriegel MA. Malignant T Cell Activation by a Bacillus Species Isolated from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Lesions. JID Innovations 2021, 2: 100084. PMID: 35199089, PMCID: PMC8844718, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2021.100084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cell activationSkin microbiotaAppropriate genetic backgroundCell activationBacillus speciesCutaneous T-cell lymphoma lesionsUnique microbiotaHuman commensalGenetic backgroundCell explantsClonal T-cell proliferationSkin-homing CD4T-cell lymphomaAdaptive immune responsesCell interactionsT cell proliferationT cell interactionsEnvironmental factorsMicrobial triggersMicrobiotaCommensalCTCL lesionsLymphoma lesionsCytokine secretion
2009
E3 ubiquitin ligase GRAIL controls primary T cell activation and oral tolerance
Kriegel MA, Rathinam C, Flavell RA. E3 ubiquitin ligase GRAIL controls primary T cell activation and oral tolerance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 16770-16775. PMID: 19805371, PMCID: PMC2757842, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908957106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary T cell activationOral toleranceT cellsT cell activationCell activationT helper 1 cellsAntigen-specific strategiesOrgan-specific autoimmunityExperimental allergic encephalitisT cell unresponsivenessElevated baseline levelsNaïve T cellsT cell anergySelf-reactive lymphocytesAnergic T cellsMechanism of actionMyelin basic proteinOral tolerizationSignificant hypersecretionMAP kinases ERK1/2Allergic encephalitisAnergic phenotypeCell unresponsivenessAnergic stateAutoimmune diseases