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Memory and flexibility of cytokine gene expression as separable properties of human TH1 and TH2 lymphocytes

CD4+ T cell priming under T helper type I (T(H)1) or T(H)2 conditions gives rise to polarized cytokine gene expression. We found that in these conditions human naive T cells acquired stable histone hyperacetylation at either the Ifng or Il4 promoter....

Authors: Messi M, Giacchetto I, Nagata K, Lanzavecchia A, Natoli G and Sallusto F

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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Analysis of intracellular storage and regulated secretion of three von Willebrands disease-causing variants of von Willebrand factor

The rapid exocytosis of von Willebrand factor (VWF) in response to vascular injury can be attributed to the fact that VWF is stored in the Weibel-Palade bodies (WPBs) of endothelial cells. We describe a system for examining the ability of VWF to...

Authors: Michaux G, Hewlett LJ, Messenger SL, Goodeve AC, Peake IR, Daly ME and Cutler DF

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...

HAX-1, identified by differential display reverse transcription polyerase chain reaction, is overexpressed in lesional psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by epidermal hyperplasia and an inflammatory infiltrate. The normal differentiation from basal to granular keratinocytes with subsequent apoptosis and cornification is disturbed in the...

Authors: Mirmohammadsadegh A, Tartler U, Michel G, Baer A, Walz M, Wolf R, Ruzicka T and Hengge UR

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

Lymphotoxin and lipopolysaccharide induce NF-kappaB-p52 generation by a co-translational mechanism

The 'classical' NF-kappaB activation pathway proceeds via IkappaB kinase (IKK)-beta/gamma-mediated phosphorylation, induced ubiquitination and the degradation of small IkappaBs. An alternative, NF-kappaB-inducing kinase and IKK-alpha-dependent...

Authors: Mordmüller B, Krappmann D, Esen M, Wegener E and Scheidereit C

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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Human parvovirus B19 nonstructural protein (NS1) induces cell cycle arrest at G1 phase

Human parvovirus B19 infects predominantly erythroid precursor cells, leading to inhibition of erythropoiesis. This erythroid cell damage is mediated by the viral nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) through an apoptotic mechanism. We previously...

Authors: Morita E, Nakashima A, Asao H, Sato H and Sugamura K

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

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