2016
A Model of Somatic Hypermutation Targeting in Mice Based on High-Throughput Ig Sequencing Data
Cui A, Di Niro R, Vander Heiden JA, Briggs AW, Adams K, Gilbert T, O'Connor KC, Vigneault F, Shlomchik MJ, Kleinstein SH. A Model of Somatic Hypermutation Targeting in Mice Based on High-Throughput Ig Sequencing Data. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 197: 3566-3574. PMID: 27707999, PMCID: PMC5161250, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCells, CulturedClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedDNA RepairFemaleGerminal CenterHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicModels, GeneticMutationMutation RateSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinConceptsSpecific DNA motifsSimilar biological processesObserved mutation patternDNA repair activityIg sequencesNonfunctional sequencesDNA motifsMutation patternsHigh mutation frequencySelection pressureUnselected mutationsSequencing dataBiological processesFunctional sequencesRepair activityTransition mutationsSomatic hypermutation patternsGerminal center B cellsSomatic hypermutationNext-generation methodsHypermutation patternsMutation frequencyMutationsSequenceMotif
2015
Salmonella Infection Drives Promiscuous B Cell Activation Followed by Extrafollicular Affinity Maturation
Di Niro R, Lee SJ, Vander Heiden J, Elsner RA, Trivedi N, Bannock JM, Gupta NT, Kleinstein SH, Vigneault F, Gilbert TJ, Meffre E, McSorley SJ, Shlomchik MJ. Salmonella Infection Drives Promiscuous B Cell Activation Followed by Extrafollicular Affinity Maturation. Immunity 2015, 43: 120-131. PMID: 26187411, PMCID: PMC4523395, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalB-LymphocytesClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedGerminal CenterImmunoglobulin GLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinSpleenConceptsB cell receptorExtrafollicular sitesGerminal centersAffinity maturationInfection of miceB cell responsesB cell activationDetectable antibodiesSomatic hypermutationExtrafollicular responseAntigen microarraysSalmonella infectionAntigen targetsCell activationSalmonella typhimuriumCell responsesBCR specificityFlow cytometryCell receptorMonoclonal antibodiesUndetectable affinityClonal selectionInfectionAntibodiesLaser microdissection
2014
CD80 and PD-L2 define functionally distinct memory B cell subsets that are independent of antibody isotype
Zuccarino-Catania GV, Sadanand S, Weisel FJ, Tomayko MM, Meng H, Kleinstein SH, Good-Jacobson KL, Shlomchik MJ. CD80 and PD-L2 define functionally distinct memory B cell subsets that are independent of antibody isotype. Nature Immunology 2014, 15: 631-637. PMID: 24880458, PMCID: PMC4105703, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2914.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Multiple Transcription Factor Binding Sites Predict AID Targeting in Non-Ig Genes
Duke JL, Liu M, Yaari G, Khalil AM, Tomayko MM, Shlomchik MJ, Schatz DG, Kleinstein SH. Multiple Transcription Factor Binding Sites Predict AID Targeting in Non-Ig Genes. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 3878-3888. PMID: 23514741, PMCID: PMC3689293, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription Factor Binding SitesAID-induced lesionsNon-Ig genesGenome instabilityTranscription factorsAberrant targetingSequence dataCertain genesGenesAID targetingGerminal center B cellsSomatic mutationsLikely targetBinding sitesAID targetsTargetingClassification tree modelMistargetingB cellsLociMechanismTargetMutationsSites
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