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  1. Article ; Online: Visualizing the Dynamics of T Cell-Dendritic Cell Interactions in Intact Lymph Nodes by Multiphoton Confocal Microscopy.

    Akkaya, Billur / Kamenyeva, Olena / Kabat, Juraj / Kissinger, Ryan

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2021  Volume 2304, Page(s) 243–263

    Abstract: Multiphoton microscopy has provided us the ability to visualize cell behavior and biology in intact organs due to its superiority in reaching deep into tissues. Because skin draining lymph nodes are readily accessible via minimal surgery, it is possible ... ...

    Abstract Multiphoton microscopy has provided us the ability to visualize cell behavior and biology in intact organs due to its superiority in reaching deep into tissues. Because skin draining lymph nodes are readily accessible via minimal surgery, it is possible to characterize the intricate interactions taking place in peripheral lymph nodes intravitally. Here we describe our protocol to visualize antigen-specific T cell-dendritic cell interactions in the popliteal lymph node of immunocompetent mice. With this method, behaviors of up to four cell types, such as T cells with different antigen specificities, T cells differentiated into different effector and regulatory lineages and dendritic cells originating from mice that bear mutations in functional genes can be imaged simultaneously.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigen Presentation ; Cell Communication ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Movement ; Dendritic Cells/immunology ; Dendritic Cells/transplantation ; Immunocompetence ; Intravital Microscopy ; Lymph Nodes/immunology ; Mice ; Microscopy, Confocal ; Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton ; Software ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-0716-1402-0_13
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  2. Article: The Influence of Wet Granulation Parameters on the Compaction Behavior and Tablet Strength of a Hydralazine Powder Mixture.

    Macho, Oliver / Gabrišová, Ľudmila / Guštafík, Adam / Jezso, Kristian / Juriga, Martin / Kabát, Juraj / Blaško, Jaroslav

    Pharmaceutics

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 8

    Abstract: The aim of this paper was to describe the influence of high-shear wet granulation process parameters on tablet tensile strength and compaction behavior of a powder mixture and granules containing hydralazine. The hydralazine powder mixture and eight ... ...

    Abstract The aim of this paper was to describe the influence of high-shear wet granulation process parameters on tablet tensile strength and compaction behavior of a powder mixture and granules containing hydralazine. The hydralazine powder mixture and eight types of granules were compacted into tablets and evaluated using the Heckel, Kawakita and Adams analyses. The granules were created using two types of granulation liquid (distilled water and aqueous solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone), at different impeller speeds (500 and 700 rpm) and with different wet massing times (without wet massing and for 2 min). Granulation resulted in improved compressibility, reduced dustiness and narrower particle-size distribution. A significant influence of wet massing time on parameters from the Kawakita and Adams analysis was found. Wet massing time had an equally significant effect on tablet tensile strength, regardless of the granulation liquid used. Granules formed with the same wet massing time showed the same trends in tabletability graphs. Tablets created using a single-tablet press (batch compaction) and an eccentric tablet press showed opposite values of tensile strength. Tablets from granules with a higher bulk density showed lower strength during batch compaction and, conversely, higher strength during eccentric tableting.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527217-2
    ISSN 1999-4923
    ISSN 1999-4923
    DOI 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082148
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  3. Article ; Online: Illuminating T cell-dendritic cell interactions in vivo by FlAsHing antigens.

    Akkaya, Munir / Al Souz, Jafar / Williams, Daniel / Kamdar, Rahul / Kamenyeva, Olena / Kabat, Juraj / Shevach, Ethan / Akkaya, Billur

    eLife

    2024  Volume 12

    Abstract: Delineating the complex network of interactions between antigen-specific T cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs) is crucial for effective precision therapies against cancer, chronic infections, and autoimmunity. However, the existing arsenal for ... ...

    Abstract Delineating the complex network of interactions between antigen-specific T cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs) is crucial for effective precision therapies against cancer, chronic infections, and autoimmunity. However, the existing arsenal for examining antigen-specific T cell interactions is restricted to a select few antigen-T cell receptor pairs, with limited in situ utility. This lack of versatility is largely due to the disruptive effects of reagents on the immune synapse, which hinder real-time monitoring of antigen-specific interactions. To address this limitation, we have developed a novel and versatile immune monitoring strategy by adding a short cysteine-rich tag to antigenic peptides that emits fluorescence upon binding to thiol-reactive biarsenical hairpin compounds. Our findings demonstrate the specificity and durability of the novel antigen-targeting probes during dynamic immune monitoring in vitro and in vivo. This strategy opens new avenues for biological validation of T-cell receptors with newly identified epitopes by revealing the behavior of previously unrecognized antigen-receptor pairs, expanding our understanding of T cell responses.
    MeSH term(s) Epitopes ; Antigen-Presenting Cells ; Autoimmunity ; Cell Communication ; Cysteine
    Chemical Substances Epitopes ; Cysteine (K848JZ4886)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.91809
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  4. Article: Nuclear translocation of spike mRNA and protein is a novel feature of SARS-CoV-2.

    Sattar, Sarah / Kabat, Juraj / Jerome, Kailey / Feldmann, Friederike / Bailey, Kristina / Mehedi, Masfique

    Frontiers in microbiology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1073789

    Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe pathophysiology in vulnerable older populations and appears to be highly pathogenic and more transmissible than other coronaviruses. The spike (S) protein appears to be a major ... ...

    Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe pathophysiology in vulnerable older populations and appears to be highly pathogenic and more transmissible than other coronaviruses. The spike (S) protein appears to be a major pathogenic factor that contributes to the unique pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2. Although the S protein is a surface transmembrane type 1 glycoprotein, it has been predicted to be translocated into the nucleus due to the novel nuclear localization signal (NLS) "PRRARSV," which is absent from the S protein of other coronaviruses. Indeed, S proteins translocate into the nucleus in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells. S mRNAs also translocate into the nucleus. S mRNA colocalizes with S protein, aiding the nuclear translocation of S mRNA. While nuclear translocation of nucleoprotein (N) has been shown in many coronaviruses, the nuclear translocation of both S mRNA and S protein reveals a novel feature of SARS-CoV-2.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587354-4
    ISSN 1664-302X
    ISSN 1664-302X
    DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1073789
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  5. Article ; Online: Spatial and Functional Organization of Human Papillomavirus Replication Foci in the Productive Stage of Infection.

    Khurana, Simran / Markowitz, Tovah E / Kabat, Juraj / McBride, Alison A

    mBio

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 6, Page(s) e0268421

    Abstract: The life cycle of human papillomavirus (HPV) depends on keratinocyte differentiation as the virus modulates and takes advantage of cellular pathways to replicate its genome and assemble viral particles in differentiated cells. Viral genomes are amplified ...

    Abstract The life cycle of human papillomavirus (HPV) depends on keratinocyte differentiation as the virus modulates and takes advantage of cellular pathways to replicate its genome and assemble viral particles in differentiated cells. Viral genomes are amplified in nuclear replication foci in differentiated keratinocytes, and DNA repair factors from the DNA damage response signaling pathway are recruited to replicate viral DNA. The HPV genome is associated with cellular histones at all stages of the infectious cycle, and here, we show that the histone variant macroH2A1 is bound to the HPV genome and enriched in viral replication foci in differentiated cells. macroH2A1 isoforms play important roles in cellular transcriptional repression, double-strand break repair, and replication stress. The viral E8^E2 protein also binds to the HPV genome and inhibits viral replication and gene expression by recruiting NCoR/SMRT complexes. We show here that E8^E2 and SMRT also localize within replication foci, though independently from macroH2A1. Conversely, transcription complexes containing RNA polymerase II and Brd4 are located on the surface of the foci. Foci generated with an HPV16 E8^E2 mutant genome are not enriched for SMRT or macroH2A1 but contain transcriptional complexes throughout the foci. We propose that both the cellular macroH2A1 protein and viral E8^E2 protein help to spatially separate replication and transcription activities within viral replication foci.
    MeSH term(s) Alphapapillomavirus/genetics ; Alphapapillomavirus/physiology ; Genome, Viral ; Histones/genetics ; Histones/metabolism ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 1/genetics ; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 1/metabolism ; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2/genetics ; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2/metabolism ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral/genetics ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral/metabolism ; Papillomavirus Infections/genetics ; Papillomavirus Infections/metabolism ; Papillomavirus Infections/virology ; Virus Replication
    Chemical Substances Histones ; MACROH2A1 protein, human ; NCOR1 protein, human ; NCOR2 protein, human ; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 1 ; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2 ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 2557172-2
    ISSN 2150-7511 ; 2161-2129
    ISSN (online) 2150-7511
    ISSN 2161-2129
    DOI 10.1128/mBio.02684-21
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  6. Article: Nuclear translocation of spike mRNA and protein is a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2.

    Sattar, Sarah / Kabat, Juraj / Jerome, Kailey / Feldmann, Friederike / Bailey, Kristina / Mehedi, Masfique

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2022  

    Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe pathophysiology in vulnerable older populations and appears to be highly pathogenic and more transmissible than SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV [1, 2]. The spike (S) protein appears to be a ... ...

    Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe pathophysiology in vulnerable older populations and appears to be highly pathogenic and more transmissible than SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV [1, 2]. The spike (S) protein appears to be a major pathogenic factor that contributes to the unique pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2. Although the S protein is a surface transmembrane type 1 glycoprotein, it has been predicted to be translocated into the nucleus due to the novel nuclear localization signal (NLS) "PRRARSV", which is absent from the S protein of other coronaviruses. Indeed, S proteins translocate into the nucleus in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells. To our surprise, S mRNAs also translocate into the nucleus. S mRNA colocalizes with S protein, aiding the nuclear translocation of S mRNA. While nuclear translocation of nucleoprotein (N) has been shown in many coronaviruses, the nuclear translocation of both S mRNA and S protein reveals a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2.
    Author summary: One of the novel sequence insertions resides at the S1/S2 boundary of Spike (S) protein and constitutes a functional nuclear localization signal (NLS) motif "PRRARSV", which may supersede the importance of previously proposed polybasic furin cleavage site "RRAR". Indeed, S protein's NLS-driven nuclear translocation and its possible role in S mRNA's nuclear translocation reveal a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2022.09.27.509633
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  7. Article: Illuminating T cell-dendritic cell interactions in vivo by FlAsHing antigens.

    Akkaya, Munir / Al Souz, Jafar / Williams, Daniel / Kamdar, Rahul / Kamenyeva, Olena / Kabat, Juraj / Shevach, Ethan M / Akkaya, Billur

    Research square

    2023  

    Abstract: Delineating the complex network of interactions between antigen-specific T cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs) is crucial for effective precision therapies against cancer, chronic infections, and autoimmunity. However, the existing arsenal for ... ...

    Abstract Delineating the complex network of interactions between antigen-specific T cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs) is crucial for effective precision therapies against cancer, chronic infections, and autoimmunity. However, the existing arsenal for examining antigen-specific T cell interactions is restricted to a select few antigen-T cell receptor pairs, with limited in situ utility. This lack of versatility is largely due to the disruptive effects of reagents on the immune synapse, which hinder real-time monitoring of antigen-specific interactions. To address this limitation, we have developed a novel and versatile immune monitoring strategy by adding a short cysteine-rich tag to antigenic peptides that emits fluorescence upon binding to thiol-reactive biarsenical hairpin compounds. Our findings demonstrate the specificity and durability of the novel antigen-targeting probes during dynamic immune monitoring in vitro and in vivo. This strategy opens new avenues for biological validation of T-cell receptors with newly identified epitopes by revealing the behavior of previously unrecognized antigen-receptor pairs, expanding our understanding of T cell responses.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3193191/v3
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  8. Article ; Online: The neuroimmune CGRP-RAMP1 axis tunes cutaneous adaptive immunity to the microbiota.

    Kulalert, Warakorn / Wells, Alexandria C / Link, Verena M / Lim, Ai Ing / Bouladoux, Nicolas / Nagai, Motoyoshi / Harrison, Oliver J / Kamenyeva, Olena / Kabat, Juraj / Enamorado, Michel / Chiu, Isaac M / Belkaid, Yasmine

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2024  Volume 121, Issue 11, Page(s) e2322574121

    Abstract: The somatosensory nervous system surveils external stimuli at barrier tissues, regulating innate immune cells under infection and inflammation. The roles of sensory neurons in controlling the adaptive immune system, and more specifically immunity to the ... ...

    Abstract The somatosensory nervous system surveils external stimuli at barrier tissues, regulating innate immune cells under infection and inflammation. The roles of sensory neurons in controlling the adaptive immune system, and more specifically immunity to the microbiota, however, remain elusive. Here, we identified a mechanism for direct neuroimmune communication between commensal-specific T lymphocytes and somatosensory neurons mediated by the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the skin. Intravital imaging revealed that commensal-specific T cells are in close proximity to cutaneous nerve fibers in vivo. Correspondingly, we observed upregulation of the receptor for the neuropeptide CGRP, RAMP1, in CD8
    MeSH term(s) Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide/genetics ; Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1/genetics ; Neuroimmunomodulation ; Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide ; Adaptive Immunity
    Chemical Substances Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (JHB2QIZ69Z) ; Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1 ; Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2322574121
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  9. Article ; Online: Nuclear translocation of spike mRNA and protein is a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2.

    Sattar, Sarah / Kabat, Juraj / Jerome, Kailey / Feldmann, Friederike / Bailey, Kristina / Mehedi, Masfique

    bioRxiv

    Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe pathophysiology in vulnerable older populations and appears to be highly pathogenic and more transmissible than SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV. The spike (S) protein appears to be a major ... ...

    Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe pathophysiology in vulnerable older populations and appears to be highly pathogenic and more transmissible than SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV. The spike (S) protein appears to be a major pathogenic factor that contributes to the unique pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2. Although the S protein is a surface transmembrane type 1 glycoprotein, it has been predicted to be translocated into the nucleus due to the novel nuclear localization signal (NLS) "PRRARSV", which is absent from the S protein of other coronaviruses. Indeed, S proteins translocate into the nucleus in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells. To our surprise, S mRNAs also translocate into the nucleus. S mRNA colocalizes with S protein, aiding the nuclear translocation of S mRNA. While nuclear translocation of nucleoprotein (N) has been shown in many coronaviruses, the nuclear translocation of both S mRNA and S protein reveals a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-27
    Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2022.09.27.509633
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  10. Article: Chemokine positioning determines mutually exclusive roles for their receptors in extravasation of pathogenic human T cells.

    Parween, Farhat / Singh, Satya P / Zhang, Hongwei H / Kathuria, Nausheen / Otaizo-Carrasquero, Francisco A / Shamsaddini, Amirhossein / Gardina, Paul J / Ganesan, Sundar / Kabat, Juraj / Lorenzi, Hernan A / Myers, Timothy G / Farber, Joshua M

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Pro-inflammatory T cells co-express multiple chemokine receptors, but the distinct functions of individual receptors on these cells are largely unknown. Human Th17 cells uniformly express the chemokine receptor CCR6, and we discovered that the subgroup ... ...

    Abstract Pro-inflammatory T cells co-express multiple chemokine receptors, but the distinct functions of individual receptors on these cells are largely unknown. Human Th17 cells uniformly express the chemokine receptor CCR6, and we discovered that the subgroup of CD4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.01.25.525561
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