Neuronal damage in autoimmune neuroinflammation is the correlate for long-term disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Here, we investigated the role of immune cells in neuronal damage… (More)
The efficient and reproducible generation of differentiated progenitors from pluripotent stem cells requires the recapitulation of appropriate developmental stages and pathways. Here, we have used… (More)
Salmonella Typhimurium causes diarrhea by infecting the epithelium and lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa and by secreting various effector proteins through type III secretion systems (TTSSs).… (More)
The metanephric kidney is a mesodermal organ that develops as a result of reciprocal interactions between the ureteric bud and the blastema. The generation of embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived… (More)
We have analyzed the roles of Notch and IL-7 signaling in the proliferation and differentiation of mouse progenitor thymocyte subpopulations cultured on Notch delta-like-1 ligand-expressing OP9… (More)
Dendritic cells (DCs) are central for the induction of T cell immunity and tolerance. Fundamental for DCs to control the immune system is their differentiation from precursors into various DC subsets… (More)
A transgenic reporter mouse strain, which expressed the human CD25 (hCD25) surface marker as a reporter under the control of the pre-T cell receptor alpha(pTalpha) promoter, was used to identify… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2016
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by T cells that are reactive for brain antigens. In experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the animal model for MS, myelin-reactive T cells initiate the… (More)
selection is a major checkpoint in early thymocyte differentiation, mediated by successful expression of the pre-T cell receptor (TCR) comprising the TCR chain, CD3 proteins, and a surrogate TCR… (More)