2021
Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes.
Mandel-Brehm C, Fichtner ML, Jiang R, Winton VJ, Vazquez SE, Pham MC, Hoehn KB, Kelleher NL, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, Wilson MR, DeRisi JL, O'Connor KC. Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 207: 2005-2014. PMID: 34544801, PMCID: PMC8492536, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyasthenia gravisB-cell-mediated autoimmune diseasesBCR repertoireCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseTotal BCR repertoireTotal circulating IgGSubset of patientsB cell repertoireElevated NGene segment usageMG subtypesAutoimmune disordersAutoimmune diseasesHealthy donorsCell repertoireDisease subtypesDistinct subtypesReceptor repertoireAdaptive immune receptor repertoiresV regionsAutoantigen bindingPatientsSegment usageSubtypesImmune receptor repertoires
2020
Thymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Jiang R, Hoehn KB, Lee CS, Pham MC, Homer RJ, Detterbeck FC, Aban I, Jacobson L, Vincent A, Nowak RJ, Kaminski HJ, Kleinstein SH, O'Connor KC. Thymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 30649-30660. PMID: 33199596, PMCID: PMC7720237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007206117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutoantibodiesBiomarkersB-LymphocytesClonal EvolutionClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHumansLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMyasthenia GravisRadioimmunoassayReceptors, CholinergicThymectomyThymus GlandV(D)J RecombinationYoung AdultConceptsB cell clonesMyasthenia gravisB cell repertoireB cellsCell clonesPlasma cellsCell repertoireAdditional immunosuppressive treatmentDiminished clinical responseThymic lymphofollicular hyperplasiaComplete stable remissionMajority of patientsAntigen-experienced B cellsRandomized clinical trialsClinical symptom measuresAChR autoantibodiesImmunosuppressive treatmentSteroid doseAutoantibody titersMG thymusClinical responseStable remissionClinical scoresAutoimmune diseasesClinical trials
2016
Single cell variability in pro-inflammatory and antiviral gene responses in dendritic cells
Fribourg Casajuana M, Hartmann B, Tabbaa O, Ramos I, Zaslavsky E, Nudelman G, Albrecht R, Merad M, Hayot F, Jayaprakash C, Kleinstein S, Garcia-Sastre A, Sealfon S. Single cell variability in pro-inflammatory and antiviral gene responses in dendritic cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 202.29-202.29. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.202.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic cellsI IFNsI interferonImmune responsePeripheral Blood Plasmacytoid Dendritic CellsBlood plasmacytoid dendritic cellsMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsType I IFNsDendritic cell populationsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAppropriate immune responseHuman peripheral bloodType I interferonAntiviral gene responsesRIG-I inductionH1N1 virusAutoimmune diseasesPeripheral bloodChronic infectionNoxious stimuliViral infectionImmune signalsAntiviral ISGsCell responsesISG group
2012
NLRP10 is a NOD-like receptor essential to initiate adaptive immunity by dendritic cells
Eisenbarth SC, Williams A, Colegio OR, Meng H, Strowig T, Rongvaux A, Henao-Mejia J, Thaiss CA, Joly S, Gonzalez DG, Xu L, Zenewicz LA, Haberman AM, Elinav E, Kleinstein SH, Sutterwala FS, Flavell RA. NLRP10 is a NOD-like receptor essential to initiate adaptive immunity by dendritic cells. Nature 2012, 484: 510-513. PMID: 22538615, PMCID: PMC3340615, DOI: 10.1038/nature11012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research