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Protein denitrosylation: enzymatic mechanisms and cellular functions
2009
Moran Benhar, PhD
Authors : Benhar, M., Forrester, M.T., Stamler, J.S.
Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 10:721-32.
 
Psoriasis patients generate increased serum levels of autoantibodies to tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon-alpha
2009
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Bergman R, Ramon M, Wildbaum G, Avitan-Hersh E, Mayer E, Shemer A, Karin N.
J Dermatol Sci. 2009 Oct 1. Epub
 
The role of macrophage-derived IL-1 in induction and maintenance of angiogenesis
2009
Nitza Lahat, PhD
Authors : Carmi Y, Voronov E, Dotan S, Lahat N, Rahat MA, Fogel M, Huszar M, White MR, Dinarello CA, Apte RN.
J Immunol. 2009 Oct 1;183(7):4705-14.
 
Insights into the mechanism of DNA recognition by the methylated LINE binding protein EhMLBP of Entamoeba histolytica
2009
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Lavi T, Siman-Tov R, Ankri S.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2009 Aug;166(2):117-25. Epub 2009 Mar 20.
 
A novel recombinant fusion protein encoding a 20-amino acid residue of the third extracellular (E3) domain of CCR2 neutralizes the biological activity of CCL2
2009
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Izhak L, Wildbaum G, Zohar Y, Anunu R, Klapper L, Elkeles A, Seagal J, Yefenof E, Ayalon-Soffer M, Karin N
J Immunol. 2009 Jul 1;183(1):732-9
 
A novel recombinant fusion protein encoding a 20-amino acid residue of the third extracellular‭ (‬E3‭) ‬domain of CCR2‭ ‬neutralizes‭ ‬the biological activity of CCL2
2009
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Izhak L‭, ‬Wildbaum G‭, ‬Zohar Y‭, ‬Anunu R‭, ‬Klapper L‭, ‬Elkeles A‭, ‬Seagal J‭, ‬Yefenof
J Immunol‭. ‬2009‭ ‬Jul 1‭;‬183‭(‬1‭):‬732-9‭
 
Selective autoantibody production against CCL3‭ ‬is associated with human type 1‭ ‬diabetes mellitus and serves as a novel biomarker for its diagnosis
2009
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Shehadeh N‭, ‬Pollack S‭, ‬Wildbaum G‭, ‬Zohar Y‭, ‬Shafat I‭, ‬Makhoul R‭, ‬Daod E‭,‬
J Immunol‭. ‬2009‭ ‬Jun 15‭;‬182‭(‬12‭):‬8104-9
 
The effect of 100% oxygen on intestinal preservation and recovery following ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
2009
Nitza Lahat, PhD
Authors : Sukhotnik I, Brod V, Lurie M, Rahat MA, Shnizer S, Lahat N, Mogilner JG, Bitterman H.
Crit Care Med. 2009 Mar;37(3):1054-61.
 
Transcriptional regulation of GATA3 in T helper cells by the integrated activities of transcription factors downstream of the interleukin-4 receptor and T cell receptor
2009
Orly Avni, PhD
Authors : Scheinman EJ, Avni O.
J Biol Chem. 2009 30;284(5):3037-48.
 
TOLL-like receptor ligands stimulate aberrant class switch recombination in early B cell precursors
2008
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Edry E, Azulay-Debby H, Melamed D.
Int Immunol. 2008 Dec;20(12):1575-85. Epub 2008 Oct 29.
 
CXCL12 (SDF-1alpha) suppresses ongoing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by selecting antigen-specific regulatory T cells
2008
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Meiron M, Zohar Y, Anunu R, Wildbaum G, Karin N.
J Exp Med. 2008 Oct 27;205(11):2643-55. Epub 2008 Oct 13.
 
EhMLBP is an essential constituent of the Entamoeba histolytica epigenetic machinery and a potential drug target
2008
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Lavi T, Siman-Tov R, Ankri S.
Mol Microbiol. 2008 Jul;69(1):55-66. Epub 2008 May 12
 
Hypoxia enhances lysosomal TNF-α degradation in mouse peritoneal macrophages
2008
Nitza Lahat, PhD
Authors : Lahat, N., Rahat, M. A., Kinarty, A., Weiss-Cerem, L., Pinchevski, S., Bitterman, H.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 295, C2-12.
 
What do unicellular organisms teach us about DNA methylation?
2008
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Harony H
Trends Parasitol. 2008 May;24(5):205-9. Epub 2008 Apr 9. PMID: 18403268 [PubMed - in process]
 
Regulated protein denitrosylation by cytosolic and mitochondrial thioredoxins
2008
Moran Benhar, PhD
Authors : Benhar, M., Forrester, M.T., Hess, D.T., Stamler, J.S.
Science 320:1050-4
 
Trichostatin A regulates peroxiredoxin expression and virulence of the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
2008
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Isakov E, Siman-Tov R, Weber C, Guillen N
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Mar;158(1):82-94.
 
Progress and prospects of gene inactivation in Entamoeba histolytica.
2008
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Abed M
Exp Parasitol. 2008 Feb;118(2):151-5
 
Class switch recombination: a friend and a foe.
2007
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Edry E.
Clin Immunol. 2007 Jun;123(3):244-51.
 
Native and fragmented fibronectin oppositely modulate monocyte secretion of MMP-9
2007
Nitza Lahat, PhD
Authors : Marom, B., Rahat, M. A., Lahat, N., Weiss-Cerem, L., Kinarty, A., Bitterman, H.
J Leukoc Biol 81, 1466-1476.
 
SLP-76 mediates and maintains activation of the Tec family kinase ITK via the T cell antigen receptor-induced association between SLP-76 and ITK.
2007
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Bogin Y, Ainey C, Beach D
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Apr 17;104(16):6638-43.
 
Dual role of SLP-76 in mediating T cell receptor-induced activation of phospholipase C-gamma1.
2007
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Beach D, Gonen R, Bogin Y, Reischl IG
J Biol Chem. 2007 Feb 2;282(5):2937-46. Epub 2006 Dec 4.
B cell receptor editing in tolerance and autoimmunity.
2007
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Azulay-Debby H.
Front Biosci. 2007 Jan 1;12:2136-47.
 
Genome-wide analysis of mRNA polysomal profiles with spotted DNA microarrays.
2007
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Arava Y.
Methods Enzymol. 2007;431:177-201
 
Coadministration of plasmid DNA constructs encoding an encephalitogenic determinant and IL-10 elicits regulatory T cell-mediated protective immunity in the central nervous system.
2006
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Schif-Zuck S, Wildbaum G, Karin N.
J Immunol. 2006 Dec 1;177(11):8241-7.
 
Sensing DNA methylation in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
2006
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Lavi T, Isakov E, Harony H, Fisher O, Siman-Tov R.
Mol Microbiol. 2006 Dec;62(5):1373-86.
Modulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) secretion in B lymphopoiesis.
2006
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Melamed D, Messika O, Glass-Marmor L, Miller A.
Int Immunol. 2006 Sep;18(9):1355-62.
 
A Pak- and Pix-dependent branch of the SDF-1alpha signalling pathway mediates T cell chemotaxis across restrictive barriers.
2006
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Volinsky N, Gantman A, Yablonski D.
Biochem J. 2006 Jul 1;397(1):213-22. PMID: 16515536 [PubMed - in process]
DNA methylation and targeting of LINE retrotransposons in Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba invadens.
2006
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Harony H, Bernes S, Siman-Tov R, Ankri S.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2006 May;147(1):55-63. Epub 2006 Feb 23. PMID: 16530279 [PubMed – in process]
Pleiotropic phenotype in Entamoeba histolytica overexpressing DNA methyltransferase (Ehmeth).
2006
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Fisher O, Siman-Tov R, Ankri S.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2006 May;147(1):48-54. Epub 2006 Feb 9. PMID: 16497397 [PubMed – in process]
Hypoxia reduces the output of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in monocytes by inhibiting its secretion and elevating membranal association
2006
Nitza Lahat, PhD
Authors : Rahat, M. A., Marom, B., Bitterman, H., Weiss-Cerem, L., Kinarty, A., Lahat, N.
J Leukoc Biol 79, 706-718.
 
Antisense inhibition of Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteases inhibits colonic mucus degradation
2006
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Moncada D, Keller K, Ankri S, Mirelman D, Chadee K.
Gastroenterology. 2006 Mar;130(3):721-30. PMID: 16530514 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Beneficial autoimmunity participates in the regulation of rheumatoid arthritis.
2006
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Zohar Y, Wildbaum G, Karin N.
Front Biosci. 2006 Jan 1;11:368-79. Review. PMID: 16146738 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
The RNA polymerase II subunit Rpb4p mediates decay of a specific class of mRNAs.
2005
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Lotan R, Bar-On VG, Harel-Sharvit L, Duek L, Melamed D, Choder M.
Genes Dev. 2005 Dec 15;19(24):3004-16. PMID: 16357218 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Single point mutations in the zinc finger motifs of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nucleocapsid alter RNA binding specificities of the gag protein and enhance packaging and infectivity.
2005
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Mark-Danieli M, Laham N, Kenan-Eichler M, Castiel A, Melamed D, Landau M, Bouvier NM, Evans MJ, Bacharach E.
J Virol. 2005 Jun;79(12):7756-67. PMID: 15919928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Molecular characterization of Entamoeba histolytica Rnase III and AGO2, two RNA interference hallmark proteins.
2005
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Abed M, Ankri S.
Exp Parasitol. 2005 Jul;110(3):265-9. Epub 2005 Apr 7. PMID: 15955322 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Targeted overexpression of IL-18 binding protein at the central nervous system overrides flexibility in functional polarization of antigen-specific Th2 cells.
2005
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Schif-Zuck S, Westermann J, Netzer N, Zohar Y, Meiron M, Wildbaum G, Karin N.
Immunol. 2005 Apr 1;174(7):4307-15. PMID: 15778395 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
T cell receptor-induced activation of phospholipase C-gamma1 depends on a sequence-independent function of the P-I region of SLP-76.
2005
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Gonen R, Beach D, Ainey C, Yablonski D.
J Biol Chem. 2005 Mar 4;280(9):8364-70. Epub 2004 Dec 28. PMID: 15623534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Naive, effector, and memory T lymphocytes efficiently scan dendritic cells in vivo: contact frequency in T cell zones of secondary lymphoid organs does not depend on LFA-1 expression and facilitates
2005
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Westermann J, Bode U, Sahle A, Speck U, Karin N, Bell EB, Kalies K, Gebert A.
J Immunol. 2005 Mar 1;174(5):2517-24. PMID: 15728457 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Antigen receptor signaling competence and the determination of B cell fate in B-lymphopoiesis.
2005
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Keren Z, Melamed D.
Histol Histopathol. 2005 Jan;20(1):187-96. Review. PMID: 15578437 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
CD19 regulates positive selection and maturation in B lymphopoiesis: lack of CD19 imposes developmental arrest of immature B cells and consequential stimulation of receptor editing.
2005
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Diamant E, Keren Z, Melamed D.
Blood ;105:3247-3254.
 
Entamoeba histolytica DNA methyltransferase (Ehmeth) is a nuclear matrix protein that binds EhMRS2, a DNA that includes a scaffold/matrix attachment region (S/MAR).
2005
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Banerjee S, Fisher O, Lohia A, Ankri S.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2005 Jan;139(1):91-7. PMID: 15610823 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Epigenetic and classical activation of Entamoeba histolytica heat shock protein 100 (EHsp100) expression.
2005
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Bernes S, Siman-Tov R, Ankri S.
FEBS Lett;579:6395-6402.
 
T cell receptor-induced activation of phospholipase C-γ1 depends on a sequence-independent function of the P-I region of SLP-76.
2005
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Gonen R, Beach D, Ainey C, Yablonski D.
J Biol Chem ;280:8364-8370.
 
Characterization of cytosine methylated regions and 5-cytosine DNA methyltransferase (Ehmeth) in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
2004
Serge Ankri, PhD
Authors : Fisher O, Siman-Tov R, Ankri S.
Nucleic Acids Res ;1:287-297.
 
Modification of ligandindependent B cell receptor tonic signals activates receptor editing in immature B lymphocytes.
2004
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Keren Z, Diamant E, Ostrovsky O, Bengal E, Melamed D.
J Biol Chem ;279:13418-13424.
 
A failsafe mechanism for negative selection of isotype-switched B cell precursors is regulated by the Fas/FasL pathway.
2003
Doron Melamed, PhD
Authors : Seagal J, Edry E, Keren Z, Leider N, Benny O, Machluf M, Melamed D.
J Exp Med ;198:1609-1619.
 
Beneficial autoimmunity to proinflammatory mediators restrains the consequences of self-destructive immunity.
2003
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Wildbaum G, Nahir MA, Karin N.
Immunity;19:679-688.
 
T(H) cell differentiation is accompanied by dynamic changes in histone acetylation of cytokine genes.
2002
Orly Avni, PhD
Authors : Avni O, Lee D, Macian F, Szabo SJ, Glimcher LH, Rao A.
Nat Immunol ;3:643-651.
 
Tr1 cell-dependent active tolerance blunts the pathogenic effects of determinant spreading.
2002
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Wildbaum G, Netzer N, Karin N.
J Clin Invest ;110:701-710.
 
A PAK1-PIX-PKL complex is activated by the T-cell receptor independent of Nck, Slp-76 and LAT.
2001
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Ku GM, Yablonski D, Manser E, Lim L, Weiss A.
EMBO Journal ;20:457-465.
 
Identification of a phospholipase C-γ1 (PLC- γ1) SH3 domain-binding site in SLP-76 required for T-cell receptor-mediated activation of PLC-γ1 and NFAT
2001
Deborah Yablonski, PhD
Authors : Yablonski D, Kadlecek T, Weiss A.
Mol Cell Biol ;21:4208-4218.
 
C-C chemokineencoding DNA vaccines enhance breakdown of tolerance to their gene products and treat ongoing adjuvant arthritis.
2000
Nathan Karin, PhD
Authors : Youssef S, Maor G, Wildbaum G, Grabie N, Gour-Lavie A, Karin N.
J Clin Invest ;106:361-371.
 
Cell-type-restricted binding of the transcription factor NFAT to a distal IL-4 enhancer in vivo.
2000
Orly Avni, PhD
Authors : Agarwal S, Avni O, Rao A.
Immunity ;12:643-652.
 
T cell differentiation: a mechanistic view.
2000
Orly Avni, PhD
Authors : Avni O, Rao A.
Curr Opin Immunol; 12:654-659.
 
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