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Thomas Brett

Washington University
Verified email at wustl.edu
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TREM2-ligand interactions in health and disease

DL Kober, TJ Brett - Journal of molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
… Two such proteins are the linkers for the activation of T and B cells (LAT and LAB; LAB is
also known as LAT2 and NTAL) [91]. While they share most functions, a key difference is that …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated guidance for enhancing the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia

…, KM Kostner, AE Horton, DA Bell, T Brett… - Heart, Lung and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a dominant and highly penetrant monogenic
disorder present from birth that markedly elevates plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol …

The role of CLCA proteins in inflammatory airway disease

AC Patel, TJ Brett, MJ Holtzman - Annual review of physiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
… The pathogenesis of this equine disease also involves T helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine
production (especially IL-4 and IL-13) (66). Furthermore, as in the airway disease that develops in …

[PDF][PDF] Ebola virus VP24 targets a unique NLS binding site on karyopherin alpha 5 to selectively compete with nuclear import of phosphorylated STAT1

…, JB Alinger, KN Berry, B Yen, J Hamilton, TJ Brett… - Cell host & …, 2014 - cell.com
During antiviral defense, interferon (IFN) signaling triggers nuclear transport of tyrosine-phosphorylated
STAT1 (PY-STAT1), which occurs via a subset of karyopherin alpha (KPNA) …

[HTML][HTML] IL-13–induced airway mucus production is attenuated by MAPK13 inhibition

…, CA Miller, RF Heier, DE Byers, TJ Brett… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Increased mucus production is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in inflammatory
airway diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and …

[HTML][HTML] PARP9-DTX3L ubiquitin ligase targets host histone H2BJ and viral 3C protease to enhance interferon signaling and control viral infection

…, S Paessler, TG Lawson, NS Omattage, TJ Brett… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Enhancing the response to interferon could offer an immunological advantage to the host. In
support of this concept, we used a modified form of the transcription factor STAT1 to achieve …

TREM-2 promotes macrophage survival and lung disease after respiratory viral infection

…, DE Byers, X Jin, E Agapov, J Alexander-Brett… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - rupress.org
Viral infections and type 2 immune responses are thought to be critical for the development
of chronic respiratory disease, but the link between these events needs to be better defined. …

The MS4A gene cluster is a key modulator of soluble TREM2 and Alzheimer's disease risk

…, M Ewers, O Harari, C Haass, TJ Brett… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
… Real-time data were analyzed by the comparative C T method. Average C T values for each
sample were normalized to the average C T values for the housekeeping gene GAPDH. The …

Neurodegenerative disease mutations in TREM2 reveal a functional surface and distinct loss-of-function mechanisms

DL Kober, JM Alexander-Brett, CM Karch, C Cruchaga… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.20391.001 Genetic variations in the myeloid immune receptor TREM2 are
linked to several neurodegenerative diseases. To determine how TREM2 variants contribute to …

[PDF][PDF] Accessory protein recruitment motifs in clathrin-mediated endocytosis

TJ Brett, LM Traub, DH Fremont - Structure, 2002 - cell.com
Clathrin-mediated endocytosis depends upon the interaction of accessory proteins with the
α-ear of the AP-2 adaptor. We present structural characterization of these regulatory …