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Michael Zimmer

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Alternative Polyadenylation Events Contribute to the Induction of NF-ATc in Effector T Cells

1999

Abstract The transcription factor NF-ATc is synthesized in three prominent isoforms. These differ in the length of their C terminal peptides and mode of synthesis. Due to a switch from the use of a 3′ polyA site to a more proximal polyA site, NF-ATc expression switches from the synthesis of the two longer isoforms in naive T cells to that of short isoform A in T effector cells. The relative low binding affinity of cleavage stimulation factor CstF-64 to the proximal polyA site seems to contribute to its neglect in naive T cells. These alternative polyadenylation events ensure the rapid accumulation of high concentrations of NF-ATc necessary to exceed critical threshold levels of NF-ATc for g…

Gene isoformPolyadenylationImmunologyMolecular Sequence DataGene inductionBiologyLymphocyte ActivationTransfectionT-Lymphocytes RegulatoryJurkat CellsMiceGenes ReporterCritical thresholdTumor Cells CulturedImmunology and AllergyAnimalsHumansAmino Acid SequenceCloning MolecularLuciferasesTranscription factormRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation FactorsCleavage stimulation factorBase SequenceNFATC Transcription FactorsEffectorNuclear ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsMolecular biologyDNA-Binding ProteinsInfectious DiseasesPoly ATranscription FactorsImmunity
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Antibodies against tumor necrosis factor (TNF) induce T-cell apoptosis in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases via TNF receptor 2 and intestinal…

2011

Background & Aims The anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibodies infliximab, adalimumab, and certolizumab pegol have proven clinical efficacy in Crohn's disease. Here, we assessed the effects of anti-TNF antibodies on apoptosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods CD14 + macrophages and CD4 + T cells were isolated from peripheral blood and lamina propria mononuclear cells from patients with IBD and control patients. Cell surface markers and apoptosis were assessed by immunohistology and fluorescence-activated cell sorting techniques. Results Lamina propria CD14 + macrophages showed significantly more frequent and higher membrane-bound TNF (mTNF) expression than CD4 + T cells in IBD…

CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesMaleNecrosisCD14Anti-Inflammatory AgentsLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsApoptosisEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayBiologyAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellPolyethylene GlycolsImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsYoung AdultmedicineHumansReceptors Tumor Necrosis Factor Type IIAntigen-presenting cellAgedLamina propriaHepatologyCluster of differentiationTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaMacrophagesGastroenterologyAdalimumabAntibodies MonoclonalMiddle AgedFlow CytometryInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInfliximabmedicine.anatomical_structureApoptosisCase-Control StudiesImmunologyCertolizumab PegolTumor necrosis factor alphaFemalemedicine.symptomGastroenterology
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Back to the Future: Migration, Matching and the Power Couple Phenomenon in Sweden

2014

This paper contributes to a recent and growing literature addressing the phenomenon of high-credentialed power couples. It seeks to determine the extent to which precursors of power couple formation and location choice of couples at midlife are evident in young people during their formative school years. Its second objective is to extend the analysis of location choice by modeling location choice among different sizes of labor market areas, given different power status of the couples. Based on analysis of Swedish register data, we produce evidence that power spouses evolve from the population of high achieving school age individuals, the latter identified by high academic performance during…

jel:J24jel:J12Early markers; education; location choice; marital matchingjel:I21
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