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Rapid and sensitive quantification of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected mouse tissues by continuous fluorescent monitoring of PCR by MORRISON, T. B, YING MA, WEIS, J. H, WEIS, J. J

“…The quantity of Borrelia burgdorferi organisms in tissue samples is an important determinant for infection studies in the mouse model of Lyme disease. This…”
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Overexpression of RANKL Implicates IFN‐β‐Mediated Elimination of B‐Cell Precursors in the Osteopetrotic Bone of Microphthalmic Mice by Roundy, K, Smith, R, Weis, JJ, Weis, JH

“…The microphthalmic (mi) mouse possesses a dominant negative mutation in the microphthalmia‐associated transcript factor (MITF) transcription factor. These…”
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Distinct characteristics of resistance to Borrelia burgdorferi-induced arthritis in C57BL/6N mice by MA, Y, SEILER, K. P, EICHWALD, E. J, WEIS, J. H, TEUSCHER, C, WEIS, J. J

“…Studies of mice infected with Borrelia burgdorferi have indicated that the severity of arthritis is influenced by the genetic composition of the host: the C3H…”
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Heritable susceptibility to severe Borrelia burgdorferi-induced arthritis is dominant and is associated with persistence of large numbers of spirochetes in tissues by Yang, L, Weis, J H, Eichwald, E, Kolbert, C P, Persing, D H, Weis, J J

“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein A (OspA) activates and primes human neutrophils by Morrison, TB, Weis, JH, Weis, JJ

“…Lyme disease is caused by infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is characterized by bacterial persistence and inflammation of many host…”
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Cutting Edge: Repurification of Lipopolysaccharide Eliminates Signaling Through Both Human and Murine Toll-Like Receptor 2 by Hirschfeld, Matthew, Ma, Ying, Weis, John H, Vogel, Stefanie N, Weis, Janis J

“…Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 has recently been associated with cellular responses to numerous microbial products, including LPS and bacterial lipoproteins…”
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Cutting Edge: Inflammatory Signaling by Borrelia burgdorferi Lipoproteins Is Mediated by Toll-Like Receptor 2 by Hirschfeld, Matthew, Kirschning, Carsten J, Schwandner, Ralf, Wesche, Holger, Weis, John H, Wooten, R. Mark, Weis, Janis J

“…The agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, produces membrane lipoproteins possessing potent inflammatory properties linked to disease pathology. The…”
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Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 signaling pathways do not regulate Borrelia burgdorferi-induced arthritis in mice : IgG1 is not required for host control of tissue spirochetes by POTTER, Melissa R, NOBEN-TRAUTH, Nancy, WEIS, John H, TEUSCHER, Cory, WEIS, Janis J

“…Previous studies have suggested that interleukin-4 (IL-4) has a protective effect in host defense to Borrelia burgdorferi infection, both in limiting the…”
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Cell-Specific Expression of the Murine CD21 Gene Depends on Accessibility of Promoter and Intronic Elements by Zabel, Mark D, Byrne, Burke L, Weis, Janis J, Weis, John H

“…The murine complement receptor type 2 gene (Cr2/CD21) is transcriptionally active in murine B and follicular dendritic cells, but not in murine T cells. We…”
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Toll-Like Receptor 2 Is Required for Innate, But Not Acquired, Host Defense to Borrelia burgdorferi by Wooten, R. Mark, Ma, Ying, Yoder, R. Alyson, Brown, Jeanette P, Weis, John H, Zachary, James F, Kirschning, Carsten J, Weis, Janis J

“…Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins activate inflammatory cells through Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), suggesting that TLR2 could play a pivotal role in the host…”
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Preferential expression of interleukin-12 or interleukin-4 by murine bone marrow mast cells derived in mast cell growth factor or interleukin-3 by Smith, T J, Ducharme, L A, Weis, J H

“…In this report we demonstrate that murine bone marrow cells cultured in either interleukin (IL)-3 or mast cell growth factor (MGF, also known as c-kit ligand…”
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Human C3b/C4b receptor (CR1): demonstration of long homologous repeating domains that are composed of the short consensus repeats characteristic of C3/C4 binding proteins by KLICKSTEIN, L. B, WONG, W. W, SMITH, J. A, WEIS, J. H, WILSON, J. G, FEARON, D. T

“…The function of CR1 on B lymphocytes is less defined, although treatment of these cells with antibody to CR1 enhanced their response to suboptimal doses of PWM…”
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Expression of the murine CD21 gene is regulated by promoter and intronic sequences by Hu, H, Martin, BK, Weis, JJ, Weis, JH

“…Murine CD21 gene products are expressed primarily on the surface of B lymphocytes and follicular dendritic cells. To identify the genetic elements that control…”
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Isolation and characterization of a cDNA that encodes the peptide core of the secretory granule proteoglycan of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells by Stevens, R L, Avraham, S, Gartner, M C, Bruns, G A, Austen, K F, Weis, J H

“…A cDNA that encodes the peptide core of the secretory granule proteoglycan of the human promyelocytic leukemic cell line, HL-60, has been isolated and…”
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A complement receptor locus: genes encoding C3b/C4b receptor and C3d/Epstein-Barr virus receptor map to 1q32 by Weis, JH, Morton, CC, Bruns, GA, Weis, JJ, Klickstein, LB, Wong, WW, Fearon, DT

“…The alternative or classical pathways for complement system component C3 may be triggered by microorganisms and antigen-antibody complexes. In particular, an…”
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The murine complement receptor gene family. Analysis of mCRY gene products and their homology to human CR1 by Paul, MS, Aegerter, M, O'Brien, SE, Kurtz, CB, Weis, JH

“…The mouse genome contains two sets of gene sequences which are highly homologous to the gene encoding the human C3b/C4b receptor (CR1). These genes, termed…”
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Genetic organization of complement receptor-related genes in the mouse by KINGSMORE, S. F, VIK, D. P, KURTZ, C. B, LEROY, P, TACK, B. F, WEIS, J. H, SELDIN, M. F

“…Using an interspecific cross, gene linkage relationships among members of the murine complement receptor-related genes, C4bp, Cfh, Mcry, and Mcr2, were…”
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A Single Gene in Mast Cells Encodes the Core Peptides of Heparin and Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans by Tantravahi, Ramana V., Stevens, Richard L., Austen, K. Frank, Weis, John H.

“…The diversity of the genes encoding mammalian proteoglycan peptide cores was explored using a cDNA clone that encodes the partial sequence of a cell…”
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Identification of a Partial cDNA Clone for the Human Receptor for Complement Fragments C3b/C4b by Wong, Winnie W., Klickstein, Lloyd B., Smith, John A., Weis, John H., Fearon, Douglas T.

“…Redundant oligonucleotides were synthesized based on amino acid sequences of tryptic peptides from the purified receptor for human complement fragments C3b/C4b…”
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Complement Receptors CD21/35 Link Innate and Protective Immunity during Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection by Regulating IgG3 Antibody Responses by Haas, Karen M., Hasegawa, Minoru, Steeber, Douglas A., Poe, Jonathan C., Zabel, Mark D., Bock, Cheryl B., Karp, David R., Briles, David E., Weis, John H., Tedder, Thomas F.

“…The CD21/35 receptor provides an important link between innate and adaptive immunity. Its importance during protective immune responses to encapsulated…”
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