[HTML][HTML] WhichTF is functionally important in your open chromatin data?

Y Tanigawa, ES Dyer, G Bejerano - PLOS Computational Biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
We present WhichTF, a computational method to identify functionally important transcription
factors (TFs) from chromatin accessibility measurements. To rank TFs, WhichTF applies an …

Novel insights into autoimmune liver diseases provided by genome-wide association studies

GF Mells, A Kaser, TH Karlsen - Journal of autoimmunity, 2013 - Elsevier
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing
cholangitis (PSC) are complex disorders, resulting from the interaction of genetic and …

The transcription factor PU. 1 is a critical regulator of cellular communication in the immune system

SA Turkistany, RP DeKoter - Archivum immunologiae et therapiae …, 2011 - Springer
PU. 1 is an E26 transformation-specific family transcription factor that is required for
development of the immune system. PU. 1 functions at both early and late stages of …

The Ets transcription factor Spi-B is essential for the differentiation of intestinal microfold cells

T Kanaya, K Hase, D Takahashi, S Fukuda… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Intestinal microfold cells (M cells) are an enigmatic lineage of intestinal epithelial cells that
initiate mucosal immune responses through the uptake and transcytosis of luminal antigens …

The transcription factors IRF8 and PU. 1 negatively regulate plasma cell differentiation

S Carotta, SN Willis, J Hasbold, M Inouye… - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - rupress.org
Activated B cells undergo immunoglobulin class-switch recombination (CSR) and
differentiate into antibody-secreting plasma cells. The distinct transcriptomes of B cells and …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental sensing by mature B cells is controlled by the transcription factors PU. 1 and SpiB

SN Willis, J Tellier, Y Liao, S Trezise, A Light… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Humoral immunity requires B cells to respond to multiple stimuli, including antigen,
membrane and soluble ligands, and microbial products. Ets family transcription factors …

Natalizumab treatment perturbs memory‐and marginal zone‐like B‐cell homing in secondary lymphoid organs in multiple sclerosis

R Planas, I Jelc̆ić, S Schippling… - European journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Natalizumab, an antibody against the α4 subunit of α4 integrins, has been approved for
multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy based on its high efficacy and safety profile. However …

[HTML][HTML] Positive and negative functions of B lymphocytes in tumors

M Shen, Q Sun, J Wang, W Pan, X Ren - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Accumulating evidence indicated that B lymphocytes exerted complex functions in tumor
immunity. On the one hand, B lymphocytes can inhibit tumor development through antibody …

Transcription factors IRF8 and PU. 1 are required for follicular B cell development and BCL6-driven germinal center responses

H Wang, S Jain, P Li, JX Lin, J Oh… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The IRF and Ets families of transcription factors regulate the expression of a range of genes
involved in immune cell development and function. However, the understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] PU. 1 drives specification of pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells to LSEC-like cells

J De Smedt, EA van Os, I Talon, S Ghosh… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
To date, there is no representative in vitro model for liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
(LSECs), as primary LSECs dedifferentiate very fast in culture and no combination of …