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2. Evaluation of alloreactive T cells based on the degree of MHC incompatibility using flow cytometric mixed lymphocyte reaction assay in dogs.
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Miyamae, Jiro, Yagi, Hayato, Sato, Keita, Okano, Masaharu, Nishiya, Kohei, Katakura, Fumihiko, Sakai, Manabu, Nakayama, Tomohiro, Moritomo, Tadaaki, and Shiina, Takashi
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T cells , *LYMPHOCYTES , *MAJOR histocompatibility complex , *STEM cells , *GRAFT rejection , *BLOOD group incompatibility , *DOG diseases - Abstract
It has become anticipated that regenerative medicine will extend into the field of veterinary medicine as new treatments for various disorders. Although the use of allogeneic stem cells for tissue regeneration is more attractive than that of autologous cells in emergencies, the therapeutic potential of allogeneic transplantation is often limited by allo-immune responses inducing graft rejection. Therefore, a methodology for quantifying and monitoring alloreactive T cells is necessary for evaluating allo-immune responses. The mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) is widely used to evaluate T cell alloreactivity. In human, flow cytometric MLR with carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester has been established and used as a more useful assay than conventional MLR with radioisotope labeling. However, the available information about alloreactivity based on the differences of dog major histocompatibility complex (MHC) (dog leukocyte antigen, DLA) is quite limited in dog. In this paper, we describe our established flow cytometric MLR method that can quantify the T cell alloreactivity while distinguishing cell phenotypes in dog, and T cell alloreactivity among DLA-type matched pairs was significantly lower than DLA-mismatched pairs, suggesting that our developed flow cytometric MLR method is useful for quantifying T cell alloreactivity. In addition, we demonstrated the advantage of DLA homozygous cells as a donor (stimulator) for allogeneic transplantation. We also elucidated that the frequency of alloreactive T cell precursors was almost the same as that of mouse and human (1–10%). To our knowledge, this is the first report to focus on the degree of allo-immune responses in dog based on the differences of DLA polymorphisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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3. Two novel HLA-DQ2.5-restricted gluten T cell epitopes in the DQ2.5-glia-γ4 epitope family.
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Qiao, Shuo-Wang and Sollid, Ludvig M.
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T cells , *GLUTEN , *EPITOPES , *GLUTELINS , *CELIAC disease , *CYTOTOXIC T cells , *T cell receptors - Abstract
Celiac disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the small intestine caused by aberrant adaptive immune response to gluten protein from wheat and related cereal plants. Over 90% of celiac disease patients carry the HLA-DQ2.5 allotype and HLA-DQ2.5 presents gluten peptides to gluten-reactive CD4+ T cells in celiac disease patients. A large number of HLA-DQ2.5-restricted gluten T cell epitopes have been identified over the years. These epitopes are in general proline-rich and contain at least one glutamic acid residue that is generated from glutamine in the native gluten protein by deamidation. The deamidation is mediated by the enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2). It has been shown that the same T cell could recognize several different HLA-DQ2.5-restricted gluten T cell epitopes due to sequence similarities. In this paper, we demonstrate that three T cell clones derived from duodenal biopsies of different celiac disease patients are able to respond to at least five different gluten T cell epitopes within the DQ2.5-glia-γ4 epitope family, including two novel epitopes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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4. The roles of MHC class II genes and post-translational modification in celiac disease.
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Sollid, Ludvig
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CELIAC disease , *MAJOR histocompatibility complex , *IMMUNE response , *T cells , *AUTOANTIBODIES - Abstract
Our increasing understanding of the etiology of celiac disease, previously considered a simple food hypersensitivity disorder caused by an immune response to cereal gluten proteins, challenges established concepts of autoimmunity. HLA is a chief genetic determinant, and certain HLA-DQ allotypes predispose to the disease by presenting posttranslationally modified (deamidated) gluten peptides to CD4 T cells. The deamidation of gluten peptides is mediated by transglutaminase 2. Strikingly, celiac disease patients generate highly disease-specific autoantibodies to the transglutaminase 2 enzyme. The dual role of transglutaminase 2 in celiac disease is hardly coincidental. This paper reviews the genetic mapping and involvement of MHC class II genes in disease pathogenesis, and discusses the evidence that MHC class II genes, via the involvement of transglutaminase 2, influence the generation of celiac disease-specific autoantibodies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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5. Correction to: Differences in pyroptosis of recent thymic emigrants CD4 + T Lymphocytes in ART‑treated HIV‑positive patients are influenced by sex.
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Andrade‑Santos, José Leandro, Carvalho‑Silva, Wlisses Henrique Veloso, Souto, Fabrício Oliveira, Crovella, Sergio, and Guimarães, Rafael Lima
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HIV-positive persons , *PYROPTOSIS , *T cells , *IMMIGRANTS - Abstract
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-021-01207-8 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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6. Reassignment of the murine 3′ TRDD1 recombination signal sequence.
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Touvrey, C., Cowell, L. G., Lieberman, A. E., Marche, P. N., Jouvin-Marche, E., and Candéias, S. M.
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T cell receptors , *T cells , *GENES , *NUCLEOTIDES , *RECOMBINANT molecules , *DATABASES - Abstract
T cell receptor genes are assembled in developing T lymphocytes from discrete V, D, and J genes by a site-specific somatic rearrangement mechanism. A flanking recombination signal, composed of a conserved heptamer and a semiconserved nonamer separated by 12 or 23 variable nucleotides, targets the activity of the rearrangement machinery to the adjoining V, D, and J genes. Following the rearrangement of V, D, or J genes, their respective recombination signals are ligated together. Although these signal joints are allegedly invariant, created by the head-to-head abuttal of the heptamers, some do exhibit junctional diversity. Recombination signals were initially identified by comparison and alignment of germ-line sequences with the sequence of rearranged genes. However, their overall low level of sequence conservation makes their characterization solely from sequence data difficult. Recently, computational analysis unraveled correlations between nucleotides at several positions scattered within the spacer and recombination activity, so that it is now possible to identify putative recombination signals and determine and predict their recombination efficiency. In this paper, we analyzed the variability introduced in signal joints generated after rearrangement of the TRDD1 and TRDD2 genes in murine thymocytes. The recurrent presence of identical nucleotides inserted in these signal joints led us to reconsider the location and sequence of the TRDD1 recombination signal. By combining molecular characterization and computational analysis, we show that the functional TRDD1 recombination signal is shifted inside the putative coding sequence of the TRDD1 gene and, consequently, that this gene is shorter than indicated in the databases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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7. Quantitation of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein (MSP)1a and MSP2 epitope-specific CD4+ T lymphocytes using bovine DRB3*1101 and DRB3*1201 tetramers.
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Norimine, Junzo, Sushan Han, and Brown, Wendy C.
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ANAPLASMA marginale , *T cells , *LYMPHOCYTES , *IMMUNITY , *TISSUE-specific antigens , *PATHOGENIC microorganisms , *CYTOKINES - Abstract
Antigen-specific CD4+ T cells play a critical role in protective immunity to many infectious pathogens. Although the antigen-specific CD4+ T cells can be measured by functional assays such as proliferation or cytokine enzyme-linked immunospot, such assays are limited to a specific function and cannot quantify anergic or suppressed T cells. In contrast, major histocompatiblity complex (MHC) class II tetramers can enumerate epitope-specific CD4+ T cells independent of function. In this paper, we report the construction of bovine leukocyte antigen MHC class II tetramers using a novel mammalian cell system to express soluble class II DRA/DRB3 molecules and defined immunodominant peptide epitopes of Anaplasma marginale major surface proteins (MSPs). Phycoerythrin-labeled tetramers were either loaded with exogenous peptide or constructed with the peptide epitope linked to the N terminus of the DRB3 chain. A DRB3*1101 tetramer loaded with MSP1a peptide F2-5B (ARSVLETLAGHVDALG) and DRB3*1201 tetramers loaded with MSP1a peptide F2-1-1b (GEGYATYLAQAFA) or MSP2 peptide P16-7 (NFAYFGGELGVRFAF) specifically stained antigen-specific CD4+ T cell lines and clones. Tetramers constructed with the T-cell epitope linked to the DRB3 chain were slightly better at labeling CD4+ T cells. In one cell line, the number of tetramer-positive T cells increased to approximately 94% of the CD4+ T cells after culture for 21 weeks with specific antigen. This novel technology should be useful to track the fate of antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell responses in cattle after immunization or infection with persistent pathogens, such as A. marginale, that modulate the host immune response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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8. Expansion of the mast cell chymase locus over the past 200 million years of mammalian evolution.
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Gallwitz, Maike, Reimer, Jenny M., and Hellman, Lars
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MAST cells , *CONNECTIVE tissue cells , *KILLER cells , *T cells , *APOPTOSIS , *CELL death , *PROTEOLYTIC enzymes , *CATTLE - Abstract
The acidic granules of natural killer (NK) cells, T cells, mast cells, and neutrophils store large amounts of serine proteases. Functionally, these proteases are involved, e.g., in the induction of apoptosis, the recruitment of inflammatory cells, and the remodeling of extra-cellular matrix. Among the granule proteases are the phylogenetically related mast cell chymases, neutrophil cathepsin G, and T-cell granzymes (Gzm B to H and Gzm N), which share the characteristic absence of a Cys191–Cys220 bridge. The genes of these proteases are clustered in one locus, the mast cell chymase locus, in all previously investigated mammals. In this paper, we present a detailed analysis of the chymase locus in cattle ( Bos taurus) and opossum ( Monodelphis domestica). The gained information delineates the evolution of the chymase locus over more than 200 million years. Surprisingly, the cattle chymase locus contains two α-chymase and two cathepsin G genes where all other studied chymase loci have single genes. Moreover, the cattle locus holds at least four genes for duodenases, which are not found in other chymase loci. Interestingly, duodenases seem to have digestive rather than immune functions. In opossum, on the other hand, only two chymase locus-related genes have been identified. These two genes are not arranged in one locus, but appear to have been separated by a marsupial-specific chromosomal rearrangement. Phylogenetic analyses place one of the opossum genes firmly with mast cell α-chymases, which indicates that the α-chymase had already evolved as a separate, clearly identifiable gene before the separation of marsupials and placental mammals. In contrast, the second gene in opossum is positioned phylogenetically between granzymes, cathepsin G, and the duodenases. These genes, therefore, probably evolved as separate subfamilies after the separation of placental mammals from marsupials. In platypus, only one chymase locus-like sequence could be identified. This previously published “granzyme” does not cluster clearly with any of the chymase locus gene families, but shares the absence of the Cys191–Cys220 bridge with the other chymase locus proteases. These findings indicate that all chymase locus genes are derived from a single ancestor that was present more than 200 million years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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