Development of Peyer's patches, follicle-associated epithelium and M cell: Lessons from immunodeficient and knockout mice

Identification of programmed cell death in situ via specific labeling of nuclear DNA fragmentation.

1992 • 9,540 citations

OPGL is a key regulator of osteoclastogenesis, lymphocyte development and lymph-node organogenesis

1999 • 3,340 citations

A homologue of the TNF receptor and its ligand enhance T-cell growth and dendritic-cell function

1997 • 2,257 citations

A Putative Chemokine Receptor, BLR1, Directs B Cell Migration to Defined Lymphoid Organs and Specific Anatomic Compartments of the Spleen

1996 • 1,125 citations

TRANCE Is a Novel Ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family That Activates c-Jun N-terminal Kinase in T Cells

1997 • 1,054 citations

TRANCE (Tumor Necrosis Factor [TNF]-related Activation-induced Cytokine), a New TNF Family Member Predominantly Expressed in T cells, Is a Dendritic Cell–specific Survival Factor

1997 • 869 citations

Development of peripheral lymphoid organs and natural killer cells depends on the helix–loop–helix inhibitor Id2

1999 • 841 citations

A B-cell-homing chemokine made in lymphoid follicles activates Burkitt's lymphoma receptor-1

1998 • 810 citations

The Lymphotoxin β Receptor Controls Organogenesis and Affinity Maturation in Peripheral Lymphoid Tissues

1998 • 710 citations

VEGF-C receptor binding and pattern of expression with VEGFR-3 suggests a role in lymphatic vascular development

1996 • 684 citations

Developing Lymph Nodes Collect CD4 + CD3 − LTβ + Cells That Can Differentiate to APC, NK Cells, and Follicular Cells but Not T or B Cells

1997 • 654 citations

Defective Lymphoid Development in Mice Lacking Jak3

1995 • 650 citations

Conversion by Peyer's Patch Lymphocytes of Human Enterocytes into M Cells that Transport Bacteria

1997 • 625 citations

Distinct Roles in Lymphoid Organogenesis for Lymphotoxins α and β Revealed in Lymphotoxin β–Deficient Mice

1997 • 590 citations

Critical role for β7 integrins in formation of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue

1996 • 558 citations

Identification of novel lymphoid tissues in murine intestinal mucosa where clusters of c-kit+ IL-7R+ Thy1+ lympho-hemopoietic progenitors develop.

1996 • 400 citations

Surface lymphotoxin alpha/beta complex is required for the development of peripheral lymphoid organs.

1996 • 392 citations

Vasculogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Growth Factors: Ephrins Enter the Fray at the Border

1998 • 389 citations

Targeted disruption of µ chain membrane exon causes loss of heavy-chain allelic exclusion

1992 • 376 citations

Abnormal development of secondary lymphoid tissues in lymphotoxin β-deficient mice

1997 • 365 citations

Distinct roles for lymphotoxin‐α and tumor necrosis factor in organogenesis and spatial organization of lymphoid tissue

1997 • 318 citations

A Newly Identified Member of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily with a Wide Tissue Distribution and Involvement in Lymphocyte Activation

1997 • 302 citations

Generation of Intestinal T Cells from Progenitors Residing in Gut Cryptopatches

1998 • 301 citations

LIGHT, a novel ligand for lymphotoxin beta receptor and TR2/HVEM induces apoptosis and suppresses in vivo tumor formation via gene transfer.

1998 • 277 citations

Structure, Distribution, and Origin of M Cells in Peyer’s Patches of Mouse Ileum

1984 • 275 citations

A developmental switch in lymphocyte homing receptor and endothelial vascular addressin expression regulates lymphocyte homing and permits CD4+ CD3- cells to colonize lymph nodes.

1996 • 240 citations

Differential expression of lectin-binding sites defines mouse intestinal M-cells.

1993 • 219 citations

Expression of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C Receptor VEGFR-3 in Lymphatic Endothelium of the Skin and in Vascular Tumors

1998 • 206 citations

Three distinctive steps in Peyer's patch formation of murine embryo

1997 • 205 citations

Peyer’s patch organogenesis is intact yet formation of B lymphocyte follicles is defective in peripheral lymphoid organs of mice deficient for tumor necrosis factor and its 55-kDa receptor

1997 • 205 citations

Cell migration pathway in the intestinal epithelium: An in situ marker system using mouse aggregation chimeras

1985 • 187 citations

Defective Peyer's patch organogenesis in mice lacking the 55-kD receptor for tumor necrosis factor.

1996 • 181 citations

Uptake and transport of intestinal macromolecules and microorganisms by M cells in Peyer's patches— a personal and historical perspective

1999 • 164 citations

Essential role of IL-7 receptor alpha in the formation of Peyer's patch anlage

1998 • 161 citations

Regional differences in glycoconjugates of intestinal M cells in mice: potential targets for mucosal vaccines

1994 • 153 citations

Expression of mucosal homing receptor alpha4beta7 by circulating CD4+ cells with memory for intestinal rotavirus.

1997 • 149 citations

Lymphotoxin alpha3 induces chemokines and adhesion molecules: insight into the role of LT alpha in inflammation and lymphoid organ development.

1998 • 115 citations

Bronchus‐Associated Lymphoid Tissue (BALT) and Larynx‐Associated Lymphoid Tissue (LALT) are Found at Different Frequencies in Children, Adolescents and Adults

1998 • 102 citations

Lymphotoxin α3 Induces Chemokines and Adhesion Molecules: Insight into the Role of LTα in Inflammation and Lymphoid Organ Development

1998 • 99 citations

M cells at locations outside the gut

1999 • 93 citations

Effector and Regulatory Lymphoid Cells and Cytokines in Mucosal Sites

1999 • 83 citations

Activation of the lymphotoxin beta receptor by cross-linking induces chemokine production and growth arrest in A375 melanoma cells.

1997 • 78 citations

Heterotypic cellular cooperation in gut morphogenesis and differentiation

1993 • 76 citations

A Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Type 1 in Gut-associated Lymphoid Tissue Development: Genetic Evidence of Synergism with Lymphotoxin β

1998 • 74 citations

Tumour necrosis factor and lymphotoxin: Molecular aspects and role in tissue‐specific autoimmunity

1996 • 68 citations

MODIFICATIONS OF THE FOLLICLE-ASSOCIATED EPITHELIUM BY SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO A NON-INTESTINAL BACTERIUM

1996 • 60 citations

Antibody-Mediated Protection of Mucosal Surfaces

1999 • 59 citations

Cytosolic distribution of villin in M cells from mouse Peyer's patches correlates with the absence of a brush border

1996 • 59 citations

The histogenesis of lymph nodes in rat and rabbit

1978 • 55 citations

Organization of Mucosal Lymphoid Tissue

1999 • 53 citations

Migration of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes into a polarized epithelial monolayer

1998 • 42 citations

Conversion by Peyer's patch lymphocytes of human enterocytes into M cells that transport bacteria (see comments).

1997 • 27 citations

Symposium on the development and structure of the lymphatic system. III. Further evidence on the origin of the lymphatic endothelium from the endothelium of the blood vascular system

1908 • 27 citations

MAdCAM-1 Dependent Colonization of Developing Lymph Nodes Involves a Unique Subset of CD4+CD3- Hematolymphoid Cells

1998 • 26 citations

Confocal microscopical analysis of epithelial cell heterogeneity in mouse Peyer's patches

1992 • 7 citations