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Parrish-Novak J, Dillon SR, Nelson A, Hammond A, Sprecher C, Gross JA, Johnston J, Madden K, Xu W, West J, Schrader S, Burkhead S, Heipel M, Brandt C, Kuijper JL, Kramer J, Conklin D, Presnell SR, Berry J, Shiota F, Bort S, Hambly K, Mudri S, Clegg C, Moore M, Grant FJ, Lofton-Day C, Gilbert T, Rayond F, Ching A, Yao L, Smith D, Webster P, Whitmore T, Maurer M, Kaushansky K, Holly RD, Foster D. Interleukin 21 and its receptor are involved in NK cell expansion and regulation of lymphocyte function. Nature 2000; 408:57-63. [PMID: 11081504 DOI: 10.1038/35040504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 917] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cytokines are important in the regulation of haematopoiesis and immune responses, and can influence lymphocyte development. Here we have identified a class I cytokine receptor that is selectively expressed in lymphoid tissues and is capable of signal transduction. The full-length receptor was expressed in BaF3 cells, which created a functional assay for ligand detection and cloning. Conditioned media from activated human CD3+ T cells supported proliferation of the assay cell line. We constructed a complementary DNA expression library from activated human CD3+ T cells, and identified a cytokine with a four-helix-bundle structure using functional cloning. This cytokine is most closely related to IL2 and IL15, and has been designated IL21 with the receptor designated IL21 R. In vitro assays suggest that IL21 has a role in the proliferation and maturation of natural killer (NK) cell populations from bone marrow, in the proliferation of mature B-cell populations co-stimulated with anti-CD40, and in the proliferation of T cells co-stimulated with anti-CD3.
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- J Parrish-Novak
- Department of Functional Cloning, ZymoGenetics, Inc., Seattle, Washington 98102, USA
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Gross JA, Johnston J, Mudri S, Enselman R, Dillon SR, Madden K, Xu W, Parrish-Novak J, Foster D, Lofton-Day C, Moore M, Littau A, Grossman A, Haugen H, Foley K, Blumberg H, Harrison K, Kindsvogel W, Clegg CH. TACI and BCMA are receptors for a TNF homologue implicated in B-cell autoimmune disease. Nature 2000; 404:995-9. [PMID: 10801128 DOI: 10.1038/35010115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 855] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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B cells are important in the development of autoimmune disorders by mechanisms involving dysregulated polyclonal B-cell activation, production of pathogenic antibodies, and co-stimulation of autoreactive T cells. zTNF4 (BLyS, BAFF, TALL-1, THANK) is a member of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family that is a potent co-activator of B cells in vitro and in vivo. Here we identify two receptors for zTNF4 and demonstrate a relationship between zTNF4 and autoimmune disease. Transgenic animals overexpressing zTNF4 in lymphoid cells develop symptoms characteristic of systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE) and expand a rare population of splenic B-Ia lymphocytes. In addition, circulating zTNF4 is more abundant in NZBWF1 and MRL-lpr/lpr mice during the onset and progression of SLE. We have identified two TNF receptor family members, TACI and BCMA, that bind zTNF4. Treatment of NZBWF1 mice with soluble TACI-Ig fusion protein inhibits the development of proteinuria and prolongs survival of the animals. These findings demonstrate the involvement of zTNF4 and its receptors in the development of SLE and identify TACI-Ig as a promising treatment of autoimmune disease in humans.
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- J A Gross
- Department of Immunology, ZymoGenetics, Seattle, Washington 98102, USA.
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Dillon SR, Mancini M, Rosen A, Schlissel MS. Annexin V binds to viable B cells and colocalizes with a marker of lipid rafts upon B cell receptor activation. J Immunol 2000; 164:1322-32. [PMID: 10640746 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.3.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Recombinant annexin V (rAnV) has been used to identify apoptotic cells based on its ability to bind phosphatidylserine (PS), a lipid normally restricted to the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane, but externalized early during apoptosis. However, this association of rAnV binding and apoptosis is not an obligatory one. We demonstrate that rAnV binds to a large fraction of murine B cells bearing selectable Ag receptors despite the fact that these cells are not apoptotic. Phosphatidylserine, which is uniformly distributed on resting B cells, is mobilized to co-cap with IgM on anti-IgM-treated B cells and to colocalize with GM1, a marker of lipid rafts. Cross-linking PS before anti-IgM treatment sequesters this lipid and alters signaling through IgM. Thus, PS exposed on the majority of B cells in vivo does not reflect early apoptosis, but, instead, plays a role in receptor-mediated signaling events.
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- S R Dillon
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Blish CA, Dillon SR, Farr AG, Fink PJ. Anergic CD8+ T Cells Can Persist and Function In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.1.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Using a mouse model system, we demonstrate that anergic CD8+ T cells can persist and retain some functional capabilities in vivo, even after the induction of tolerance. In TCR Vβ5 transgenic mice, mature CD8+Vβ5+ T cells transit through a CD8lowVβ5low deletional intermediate during tolerance induction. CD8low cells are characterized by an activated phenotype, are functionally compromised in vitro, and are slated for deletion in vivo. We now demonstrate that CD8low cells derive from a proliferative compartment, but do not divide in vivo. CD8low cells persist in vivo with a t1/2 of 3–5 days, in contrast to their in vitro t1/2 of 0.5–1 day. During this unexpectedly long in vivo life span, CD8low cells are capable of producing IFN-γ in vivo despite their inability to proliferate or to kill target cells in vitro. CD8low cells also accumulate at sites of inflammation, where they produce IFN-γ. Therefore, rather than withdrawing from the pool of functional CD8+ T cells, anergic CD8low cells retain a potential regulatory role despite losing their capacity to proliferate. The ability of anergic cells to persist and function in vivo adds another level of complexity to the process of tolerance induction in the lymphoid periphery.
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- Catherine A. Blish
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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Blish CA, Dillon SR, Farr AG, Fink PJ. Anergic CD8+ T cells can persist and function in vivo. J Immunol 1999; 163:155-64. [PMID: 10384112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Using a mouse model system, we demonstrate that anergic CD8+ T cells can persist and retain some functional capabilities in vivo, even after the induction of tolerance. In TCR Vbeta5 transgenic mice, mature CD8+Vbeta5+ T cells transit through a CD8lowVbeta5low deletional intermediate during tolerance induction. CD8low cells are characterized by an activated phenotype, are functionally compromised in vitro, and are slated for deletion in vivo. We now demonstrate that CD8low cells derive from a proliferative compartment, but do not divide in vivo. CD8low cells persist in vivo with a t1/2 of 3-5 days, in contrast to their in vitro t1/2 of 0.5-1 day. During this unexpectedly long in vivo life span, CD8low cells are capable of producing IFN-gamma in vivo despite their inability to proliferate or to kill target cells in vitro. CD8low cells also accumulate at sites of inflammation, where they produce IFN-gamma. Therefore, rather than withdrawing from the pool of functional CD8+ T cells, anergic CD8low cells retain a potential regulatory role despite losing their capacity to proliferate. The ability of anergic cells to persist and function in vivo adds another level of complexity to the process of tolerance induction in the lymphoid periphery.
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- C A Blish
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195, USA
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Freitas MA, Dillon SR, Dougherty RC, Marshall AG. Self-chemical ionization of diethylzinc. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 1999; 13:1622-1625. [PMID: 10421904 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19990815)13:15<1622::aid-rcm687>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The self-chemical ionization of diethylzinc is examined by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry and semiempirical molecular orbital calculations. Electron impact of diethylzinc neutral produces the radical cation, C(4)H(15)Zn(+) (m/z x 122), which reacts further with the neutral (C(2)H(5))(2)Zn to give the following product ions: Zn(+) (m/z x 64), C(2)H(5)Zn(+) (m/z x 93), C(4)H(9)Zn(+) (m/z x 121), C(4)H(11)Zn(2)(+) (m/z x 187), and C(6)H(15)Zn(2)(+) (m/z x 215). To determine the structure and pathways for production of these ions, monoisotopic (12)C(4)H(15)(64)Zn(+), (64)Zn(+) and (12)C(2)H(5)(64)Zn(+) were individually isolated and reacted with the neutral background. We also performed semiempirical molecular orbital calculations (ZINDO/1). The molecular orbital calculations and experimental data are consistent in predicting that the ethyl group on the diethylzinc cation carries the positive charge. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- MA Freitas
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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Reexpression of the V(D)J recombinase-activating genes RAG1 and RAG2 in germinal center B cells creates the potential for immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and the generation of new antigen receptor specificities. Intermediate products of V(D)J recombination are abundant in a subset of germinal center B cells, demonstrating that the kappa immunoglobulin light-chain locus becomes a substrate for renewed V(D)J recombinase activity. This recombinationally active cell compartment contains many heavy-chain VDJ rearrangements that encode low-affinity or nonfunctional antibody. In germinal centers, secondary V(D)J recombination may be induced by diminished binding to antigen ligands, thereby limiting abrupt changes in receptor specificity to B cells that are usually eliminated from the germinal center reaction. This restriction preserves efficient antigen-driven selection in germinal centers while allowing for saltations in the somatic evolution of B cells.
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- S Han
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Program in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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We have established a model system for analyzing the induction of self-tolerance among mature peripheral T cells in V beta 5 TCR Tg mice. Both CD4+V beta 5+ and CD8+ V beta 5+ cells undergo a superantigen-driven chronic deletion in the periphery of I-E mice. Prior to their disappearance, CD4+ transgene-expressing cells are activated and then rendered anergic to further stimulation through their TCRs. This scenario differs strikingly in the CD8+ cellular compartment, which is characterized by a distinct population of CD8loV beta 5lo cells localized to the blood and spleen. CD8lo cells are small, express the surface phenotype of memory cells, and rapidly incorporate BrdU in vivo. The kinetics of their appearance and disappearance in adult thymectomized mice, the rapid chasing of BrdU from labeled cells, and their in vivo cortisone sensitivity all suggest CD8lo cells are slated for deletion. Furthermore, their functional incompetence can be documented in vitro in the absence of internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Thus, we have identified an intermediate population of T cells targeted for peripheral deletion that, although functionally compromised, has not yet undergone programmed cell death.
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- S R Dillon
- University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Seattle 98195-7650, USA
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Thymocyte differentiation requires the production of a functional TCR, the culmination of a carefully orchestrated series of events in which TCR beta chain gene rearrangement precedes that of TCR alpha genes. The product of a successful rearrangement of the TCR beta locus associates with an invariant protein in immature thymocytes to form the 'pre-TCR' complex, which is required for allelic exclusion at the TCR beta locus, the expression of CD4 and CD8 co-receptors, and the clonal expansion of immature thymocytes. The pivotal role for the beta chain protein during early thymocyte development led us to investigate the relative differentiation efficiency within the same thymus of cells which do and cells which do not possess productive TCR gene rearrangements. Using mixed radiation bone marrow chimeras to establish an in vivo competition between TCR beta transgenic (Tg) and non-Tg bone marrow cells, we show that the prior productive rearrangement of a TCR beta chain gene only subtly enhances the efficiency of intrathymic differentiation. Further, we have compared the relative differentiation efficiency of TCR alpha beta and TCR beta Tg cells within the mixed chimera system by altering the proportion of TCR Tg bone marrow cells in the reconstituting inoculum. As expected, Tg cells carrying both alpha and beta chains of a selectable TCR are developmentally hindered compared with their non-Tg counterparts by the lack of ample numbers of intrathymic positively selecting ligands or niches. In contrast, parallel experiments using TCR beta Tg bone marrow cells demonstrate that the early selection events mediated by the pre-TCR do not similarly depend upon a ligand present in limiting quantities.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/immunology
- Cell Compartmentation/genetics
- Cell Compartmentation/immunology
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Ligands
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Radiation Chimera/genetics
- Radiation Chimera/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- Thymus Gland/chemistry
- Thymus Gland/cytology
- Thymus Gland/immunology
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- S R Dillon
- University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Seattle 98195-7650, USA
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Dillon SR, Jameson SC, Fink PJ. V beta 5+ T cell receptors skew toward OVA+H-2Kb recognition. The Journal of Immunology 1994. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.152.4.1790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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T cells recognize a complex of peptide Ag bound within the groove of MHC-encoded molecules. Although many studies have attempted to correlate TCR gene expression with specificity for particular Ag/MHC combinations, it is still not clear exactly how the TCR physically interacts with its cognate ligand. We have analyzed transgenic mice that carry a rearranged gene encoding a V beta 5.2+ TCR beta-chain derived from the CD8+ CTL clone B3, which is specific for chicken OVA+H-2Kb. Surprisingly, we have found that peripheral lymphocytes isolated from naïve V beta 5.2 transgenic mice can generate a strong primary anti-OVA CTL response when stimulated in vitro with OVA+H-2b, whereas generation of even a weak anti-OVA response from nontransgenic littermates requires in vivo priming. This response is Ag specific, because the transgenic mice are unable to respond with or without priming to vesicular stomatitis virus, which contains a dominant epitope presented in the context of H-2Kb. The precursor frequency of OVA-specific CTL in unprimed V beta 5.2 transgenic mice is approximately 30-fold higher than that in nontransgenic littermate controls. Reverse transcription-PCR analyses demonstrate that OVA-specific CTL lines derived from unprimed V beta 5.2 transgenic mice express a variety of TCR V alpha elements, indicating that the transgenic anti-OVA response is not solely due to the reconstitution of the original B3 TCR. In fact, our data suggest that even a nontransgenic V beta 5+ TCR is intrinsically OVA specific. First, five separate OVA-specific oligoclonal CTL lines derived from individual nontransgenic mice demonstrate dramatic skewing toward expression of V beta 5.1+ or V beta 5.2+ TCR over the course of several in vitro stimulations. Second, sorting for V beta 5+CD8+ nontransgenic cells enriches for OVA-specific CTL. However, peptide antagonism experiments using mutant forms of the Kb-restricted OVA peptide reveal distinct differences between the recognition patterns of two individual OVA-specific CTL lines derived from unprimed V beta 5.2 transgenic mice. These experiments support the notion that a discrete portion of the responding TCR can heavily influence but not necessarily be solely sufficient for the recognition of a peptide Ag presented in the cleft of an MHC-encoded molecule.
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- S R Dillon
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195
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Dillon SR, Jameson SC, Fink PJ. V beta 5+ T cell receptors skew toward OVA+H-2Kb recognition. J Immunol 1994; 152:1790-801. [PMID: 8120388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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T cells recognize a complex of peptide Ag bound within the groove of MHC-encoded molecules. Although many studies have attempted to correlate TCR gene expression with specificity for particular Ag/MHC combinations, it is still not clear exactly how the TCR physically interacts with its cognate ligand. We have analyzed transgenic mice that carry a rearranged gene encoding a V beta 5.2+ TCR beta-chain derived from the CD8+ CTL clone B3, which is specific for chicken OVA+H-2Kb. Surprisingly, we have found that peripheral lymphocytes isolated from naïve V beta 5.2 transgenic mice can generate a strong primary anti-OVA CTL response when stimulated in vitro with OVA+H-2b, whereas generation of even a weak anti-OVA response from nontransgenic littermates requires in vivo priming. This response is Ag specific, because the transgenic mice are unable to respond with or without priming to vesicular stomatitis virus, which contains a dominant epitope presented in the context of H-2Kb. The precursor frequency of OVA-specific CTL in unprimed V beta 5.2 transgenic mice is approximately 30-fold higher than that in nontransgenic littermate controls. Reverse transcription-PCR analyses demonstrate that OVA-specific CTL lines derived from unprimed V beta 5.2 transgenic mice express a variety of TCR V alpha elements, indicating that the transgenic anti-OVA response is not solely due to the reconstitution of the original B3 TCR. In fact, our data suggest that even a nontransgenic V beta 5+ TCR is intrinsically OVA specific. First, five separate OVA-specific oligoclonal CTL lines derived from individual nontransgenic mice demonstrate dramatic skewing toward expression of V beta 5.1+ or V beta 5.2+ TCR over the course of several in vitro stimulations. Second, sorting for V beta 5+CD8+ nontransgenic cells enriches for OVA-specific CTL. However, peptide antagonism experiments using mutant forms of the Kb-restricted OVA peptide reveal distinct differences between the recognition patterns of two individual OVA-specific CTL lines derived from unprimed V beta 5.2 transgenic mice. These experiments support the notion that a discrete portion of the responding TCR can heavily influence but not necessarily be solely sufficient for the recognition of a peptide Ag presented in the cleft of an MHC-encoded molecule.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- H-2 Antigens/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/analysis
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/immunology
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- S R Dillon
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195
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Crenshaw EB, Ryan A, Dillon SR, Kalla K, Rosenfeld MG. Wocko, a neurological mutant generated in a transgenic mouse pedigree. J Neurosci 1991; 11:1524-30. [PMID: 1646293 PMCID: PMC6575413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Naturally occurring mutations involving the nervous system have provided virtually all of our current understanding of the genetic regulation of neural development (Caviness and Rakic, 1978). The difficulty of isolating the corresponding genes, however, has precluded a molecular analysis of these mutants. Insertional mutagenesis, induced by microinjection of DNA into fertilized ova to produce transgenic animals, provides a molecular tag that marks the site of the mutational event. In this article, we describe a transgenic neurological mutation, designated wocko (Wo), which disrupts the development of the inner ear. These mutant mice display a dominant behavioral phenotype that consists of circling, hyperactivity, and head tossing, reminiscent of the shaker/waltzer class of mutants, and they display a recessive homozygous sublethal phenotype. Anatomical analyses showed that both structural and neural components of the vestibular system were disrupted, while analyses of mutant fetuses showed that these morphological abnormalities were due to aberrant development. Although low levels of transgene expression were detected using a sensitive PCR assay, several nonmutant pedigrees that contain the same construct also expressed the transgene in the inner ear, suggesting that low levels of transgene expression alone were not responsible for the wocko phenotype. Because the integrated transgene provides a marker to clone the wocko mutation, the analysis of this mutant will give unique insight into the molecular genetics of inner ear development and into a broad class of neurological mutations that affect the inner ear.
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- E B Crenshaw
- Department of Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0648
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Ptak KM, Egenmaier MC, Godfrey LB, Dillon SR. Effectiveness of the dietitian-technician team on a burn unit. J Am Diet Assoc 1985; 85:215-8. [PMID: 3968360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A study was conducted to determine whether the clinical registered dietitian (R.D.) on the burn and trauma unit of an 863-bed medical center was able to perform more efficiently when a part-time dietetic technician (D.T.) was employed and whether the R.D.-D.T. team had an influence on the nutritional status of burn patients. The authors audited a random sample of medical records of burn patients from the year prior to employment of the D.T. (year 1, N = 44) and the year following her employment (year 2, N = 41) to determine the quantity and frequency of nutrition information charted. Results indicated that the percentage of records charted by the R.D. in year 2 increased significantly over the percentage in year 1, as did recommendations for nutrition support. Mean percentage of nutrition recommendations that the R.D. documented for total patient days also increased significantly. Data were insufficient to determine the influence of the R.D.-D.T. team on the nutritional status of patients. With part-time technician assistance, the dietitian had more time to screen and monitor patient records; to plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition care; and to make recommendations for aggressive nutrition support.
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Campbell SM, Carpenter JT, Dillon SR, Godfrey LB. Methods of nutritional support for hospitalized patients. Am Fam Physician 1984; 29:215-20. [PMID: 6428204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Major components of intravenous nutritional solutions include crystalline amino acids as the protein source, and monohydrous dextrose and lipid emulsions as the energy sources. Intravenous nutrition is indicated in patients without gastrointestinal tract function. Patients with a functioning gastrointestinal tract may be supported enterally by tube feeding. A number of enteral feeding formulas are available, including modular components that may be combined to satisfy specific needs.
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