Search Results - "Macdonald, Lynn E."
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Precise and in situ genetic humanization of 6 Mb of mouse immunoglobulin genes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-04-2014)“…Genetic humanization, which involves replacing mouse genes with their human counterparts, can create powerful animal models for the study of human genes and…”
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Mice with megabase humanization of their immunoglobulin genes generate antibodies as efficiently as normal mice
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-04-2014)“…Mice genetically engineered to be humanized for their Ig genes allow for human antibody responses within a mouse background (HumAb mice), providing a valuable…”
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Humanized mouse model supports development, function, and tissue residency of human natural killer cells
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-11-2017)“…Immunodeficient mice reconstituted with a human immune system represent a promising tool for translational research as they may allow modeling and therapy of…”
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Mechanisms of anaphylaxis in human low-affinity IgG receptor locus knock-in mice
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-04-2017)“…Background Anaphylaxis can proceed through distinct IgE- or IgG-dependent pathways, which have been investigated in various mouse models. We developed a novel…”
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An engineered human Fc domain that behaves like a pH-toggle switch for ultra-long circulation persistence
Published in Nature communications (06-11-2019)“…The pharmacokinetic properties of antibodies are largely dictated by the pH-dependent binding of the IgG fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain to the human…”
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Pharmacological inhibition of NPY receptors illustrates dissociable features of experimental colitis in the mouse DSS model: Implications for preclinical evaluation of efficacy in an inflammatory bowel disease model
Published in PloS one (01-08-2019)“…Administration of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) to rodents at varying concentrations and exposure times is commonly used to model human inflammatory bowel…”
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Angiogenic sprouting into neural tissue requires Gpr124, an orphan G protein-coupled receptor
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-02-2011)“…The vasculature of the CNS is structurally and functionally distinct from that of other organ systems and is particularly prone to developmental abnormalities…”
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Evaluation of the capacities of mouse TCR profiling from short read RNA-seq data
Published in PloS one (15-11-2018)“…Profiling T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire via short read transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) has a unique advantage of probing simultaneously TCRs and the…”
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Publisher Correction: An engineered human Fc domain that behaves like a pH-toggle switch for ultra-long circulation persistence
Published in Nature communications (26-11-2019)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Endogenous retroviral proteins provide an immunodominant but not requisite antigen in a murine immunotherapy tumor model
Published in Oncoimmunology (01-01-2020)“…Clinical observations suggest that responses to cancer immunotherapy are correlated with intra-tumoral T cell receptor (TCR) clonality, tumor mutation burden…”
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AdRoit is an accurate and robust method to infer complex transcriptome composition
Published in Communications biology (22-10-2021)“…Bulk RNA sequencing provides the opportunity to understand biology at the whole transcriptome level without the prohibitive cost of single cell profiling…”
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A function-blocking PAR4 antibody is markedly antithrombotic in the face of a hyperreactive PAR4 variant
Published in Blood advances (12-06-2018)“…Thrombin activates human platelets via 2 protease-activated receptors (PARs), PAR1 and PAR4, both of which are antithrombotic drug targets: a PAR1 inhibitor is…”
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Monoclonal antibodies against GFRα3 are efficacious against evoked hyperalgesic and allodynic responses in mouse join pain models but, one of these, REGN5069, was not effective against pain in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in patients with osteoarthritis pain
Published in Neurobiology of pain (01-08-2023)“…•Anti-GFRα3 antibody attenuated allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in mouse models.•In humans, safety of single doses of up to 3000 mg was comparable to…”
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Elements between the IgH variable (V) and diversity (D) clusters influence antisense transcription and lineage-specific V(D)J recombination
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (21-12-2010)“…Ig and T-cell receptor (TCR) variable-region gene exons are assembled from component variable (V), diversity (D) and joining (J) gene segments during early B…”
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Accumulation of high molecular weight kininogen in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients may affect microglial function by altering phagocytosis and lysosomal cathepsin activity
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-10-2022)“…Increased activation of the contact system protein high molecular weight kininogen (HK) has been shown in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease…”
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Sustained Increases in Immune Transcripts and Immune Cell Trafficking During the Recovery of Experimental Brain Ischemia
Published in Stroke (1970) (01-08-2020)“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Stroke is a major cause of chronic neurological disability. There is considerable interest in understanding how acute transcriptome…”
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The anti-IgE mAb omalizumab induces adverse reactions by engaging Fcγ receptors
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (02-03-2020)“…Omalizumab is an anti-IgE monoclonal antibody (mAb) approved for the treatment of severe asthma and chronic spontaneous urticaria. Use of omalizumab is…”
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A Short Isoform of Coagulation Factor XII mRNA Is Expressed by Neurons in the Human Brain
Published in Neuroscience (10-08-2019)“…Coagulation factor XII (FXII) is synthesized in the liver and secreted into the circulation, where it initiates the contact activation system. Although…”
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Disruption of nuclear envelope integrity as a possible initiating event in tauopathies
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (23-08-2022)“…The microtubule-associated protein tau is an abundant component of neurons of the central nervous system. In Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative…”
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IgG Subclass-Dependent Pulmonary Antigen Retention during Acute IgG-Dependent Systemic Anaphylaxis in Mice
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-10-2022)“…Abstract Mouse models of active systemic anaphylaxis rely predominantly on IgG Abs forming IgG–allergen immune complexes that induce IgG receptor–expressing…”
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