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Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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About: Laboratory of Molecular Biology is a facility organization based out in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Gene & RNA. The organization has 19395 authors who have published 24236 publications receiving 2101480 citations.
Topics: Gene, RNA, DNA, Population, Receptor
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TL;DR: It is shown that mice with targeted deletion of the SAP gene spontaneously develop antinuclear autoimmunity and severe glomerulonephritis, a phenotype resembling human systemic lupus erythematosus, a serious autoimmune disease, and that degradation of long chromatin is retarded in the presence of SAP both in vitro and in vivo.
Abstract: Serum amyloid P component (SAP), a highly conserved plasma protein named for its universal presence in amyloid deposits1, is the single normal circulating protein that shows specific calcium-dependent binding to DNA and chromatin in physiological conditions2,3. The avid binding of SAP displaces H1-type histones and thereby solubilizes native long chromatin, which is otherwise profoundly insoluble at the physiological ionic strength of extracellular fluids4. Furthermore, SAP binds in vivo both to apoptotic cells5, the surface blebs of which bear chromatin fragments6, and to nuclear debris released by necrosis7. SAP may therefore participate in handling of chromatin exposed by cell death2,3,4,7. Here we show that mice with targeted deletion of the SAP gene8 spontaneously develop antinuclear autoimmunity and severe glomerulonephritis, a phenotype resembling human systemic lupus erythematosus, a serious autoimmune disease. The SAP–/– mice also have enhanced anti-DNA responses to immunization with extrinsic chromatin, and we demonstrate that degradation of long chromatin is retarded in the presence of SAP both in vitro and in vivo. These findings indicate that SAP has an important physiological role, inhibiting the formation of pathogenic autoantibodies against chromatin and DNA, probably by binding to chromatin and regulating its degradation.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that second-generation m971 mAb-derived anti-CD22 CARs are promising novel therapeutics that should be tested in BCP-ALL.
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TL;DR: The role of cell-cell interaction in the postembryonic development of nongonadal tissues in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been explored by selective cell ablation with a laser microbeam and examples have been found of induction and of regulation in cell lineage and fate.
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TL;DR: The present results strongly suggest that protein cross-linking may be essential for receptor-mediated endocytosis of some protein and polypeptide hormones.
Abstract: The receptor-mediated endocytosis of alpha 2-macroglobulin can be inhibited by a diverse group of chemical compounds all of which share the property of being inhibitors of one form of cellular transglutaminase. The present results strongly suggest that protein cross-linking may be essential for receptor-mediated endocytosis of some protein and polypeptide hormones.
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TL;DR: It is shown that the genomic locations of 5fC can be determined by coupling chemical reduction with biotin tagging, and roles of active 5mC/5hmC oxidation and TDG-mediated demethylation in epigenetic tuning at regulatory elements are revealed.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Robert J. Lefkowitz | 214 | 860 | 147995 |
Ronald M. Evans | 199 | 708 | 166722 |
Tony Hunter | 175 | 593 | 124726 |
Marc G. Caron | 173 | 674 | 99802 |
Mark Gerstein | 168 | 751 | 149578 |
Timothy A. Springer | 167 | 669 | 122421 |
Harvey F. Lodish | 165 | 782 | 101124 |
Ira Pastan | 160 | 1286 | 110069 |
Bruce N. Ames | 158 | 506 | 129010 |
Philip Cohen | 154 | 555 | 110856 |
Gerald M. Rubin | 152 | 382 | 115248 |
Ashok Kumar | 151 | 5654 | 164086 |
Kim Nasmyth | 142 | 294 | 59231 |
Kenneth M. Yamada | 139 | 446 | 72136 |
Harold E. Varmus | 137 | 496 | 76320 |