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Pleiotropic defects in lymphocyte activation caused by caspase-8 mutations lead to human immunodeficiency

Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is controlled by aspartate-specific cysteine proteases called caspases. In the immune system, apoptosis counters the proliferation of lymphocytes to achieve a homeostatic balance, which allows potent...

Authors: Chun HJ, Zheng L, Ahmad M, Wang J, Speirs CK, Siegel RM, Dale JK, Puck J, Davis J, Hall CG,...

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RNA-transfected CD40-activated B cells induce functional T-cell responses against viral and tumor antigen targets: implications for pediatric immunotherapy

Vaccination with antigen-presenting cells (APCs) engineered to mimic mechanisms of immune stimulation represents a promising approach for cancer immunotherapy. Dendritic cell vaccines have entered phase 3 testing in adult malignancies, but such...

Authors: Coughlin CM, Vance BA, Grupp SA and Vonderheide RH

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Marlin-1 a novel RNA binding protein associates with GABA(subB) receptors

GABA(subB) receptors are heterodimeric G protein-coupled receptors that mediate slow synaptic inhibition in the CNS. While heterodimerization between GABA(subB) receptor GABA(subB)R1 and GABA(subB)R2 subunits is essential for functional expression,...

Authors: Couve A, Restituito S, Brandon JM, Charles KJ, Bawagan H, Freeman KB, Pangalos MN, Calver AR and...

CD154 transcriptional regulation in primary human CD4 T cells

CD154 (CD40-ligand) has a wide variety of pleiotropic effects throughout the immune system and is critical to both cellular and humoral immunity. Cell surface and soluble CD154 are primarily expressed by activated CD4 T cells. Expression of CD154 is...

Authors: Cron RQ

Rapid and efficient electroporation-based gene transfer into primary dissociated neurons

Non-viral gene transfer into neurons has proved to be a formidable task. Here, we describe an electroporation-based method that allows efficient and reliable DNA transfer into dissociated neural cells before they are plated and cultured. In...

Authors: Dityateva G, Hammond M, Thiel C, Ruonala MO, Delling M, Siebenkotten G, Nix M and Dityatev A

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Downregulation of TGFbeta isoforms and their receptors contributes to keratinocyte hyperproliferation in psoriasis vulgaris

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by epidermal hyperproliferation. Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbetas) have a major antiproliferative action in epidermis. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the distribution...

Authors: Doi H, Shibata MA, Kiyokane K and Otsuki Y

Focal adhesion kinase signaling promotes phagocytosis of integrin-bound photoreceptors

Daily alphavbeta5 integrin-dependent phagocytosis of spent photoreceptor outer segment fragments by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is critical for retinal function. This study identifies a key role for focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in RPE...

Authors: Finnemann SC

Activation of resting human primary T cells with chimeric receptors: costimulation from CD28, inducible costimulator, CD134, and CD137 in series with signals from the TCRzeta chain

Chimeric receptors that include CD28 signaling in series with TCRzeta in the same receptor have been demonstrated to activate prestimulated human primary T cells more efficiently than a receptor providing TCRzeta signaling alone. We examined whether...

Authors: Finney HM, Akbar AN and Lawson ADG

Characterization of a nuclear export signal within the human T cell leukemia virus type I transactivator protein Tax

Human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is the etiologic agent of adult T cell leukemia and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. The HTLV-I transactivator protein Tax plays an integral role in the etiology of adult T cell...

Authors: Alefantis T, Barmak K, Harhaj E, Grant C and Wigdahl B

Involvement of Crm 1 in hepatitis B virus X protein-induced aberrant centriole replication and abnormal mitotic spindles

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) includes an X gene (HBx gene) that plays a critical role in liver carcinogenesis. Because centrosome abnormalities are associated with genomic instability in most human cancer cells, we examined the effect of HBx on...

Authors: Forgues M, Difilippantonio MJ, Linke SP, Ried T, Nagashima K, Feden, J, Valerie K, Fukasawa K and...

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Pleiotropic defects in lymphocyte activation caused by caspase-8 mutations lead to human immunodeficiency

RNA-transfected CD40-activated B cells induce functional T-cell responses against viral and tumor antigen targets: implications for pediatric immunotherapy

Marlin-1 a novel RNA binding protein associates with GABA(subB) receptors

CD154 transcriptional regulation in primary human CD4 T cells

Rapid and efficient electroporation-based gene transfer into primary dissociated neurons

Downregulation of TGFbeta isoforms and their receptors contributes to keratinocyte hyperproliferation in psoriasis vulgaris

Focal adhesion kinase signaling promotes phagocytosis of integrin-bound photoreceptors

Activation of resting human primary T cells with chimeric receptors: costimulation from CD28, inducible costimulator, CD134, and CD137 in series with signals from the TCRzeta chain

Characterization of a nuclear export signal within the human T cell leukemia virus type I transactivator protein Tax

Involvement of Crm 1 in hepatitis B virus X protein-induced aberrant centriole replication and abnormal mitotic spindles