T cell responses to major membrane protein II (MMP II) of Mycobacterium leprae are restricted by HLA-DR molecules in patients with leprosy

Classification of leprosy according to immunity. A five-group system.

1966 • 2,459 citations

Differing Lymphokine Profiles of Functional Subsets of Human CD4 and CD8 T Cell Clones

1991 • 1,027 citations

Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System, 2004

2005 • 867 citations

Purified protein derivative of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and excretory-secretory antigen(s) of Toxocara canis expand in vitro human T cells with stable and opposite (type 1 T helper or type 2 T helper) profile of cytokine production.

1991 • 705 citations

Promiscuous and allele-specific anchors in HLA-DR-binding peptides

1993 • 383 citations

Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 1991

1992 • 337 citations

Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones.

1994 • 323 citations

Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System, 1991

1992 • 290 citations

Selection of a human T helper type 1-like T cell subset by mycobacteria.

1991 • 281 citations

HLA‐DQB1 genotyping by a modified PCR‐RFLP method combined with group‐specific primers

1991 • 248 citations

Ligand motifs of HLA-DRB5*0101 and DRB1*1501 molecules delineated from self-peptides.

1994 • 179 citations

Modified PCR‐RFLP method for HLA‐DPB1 and ‐DQA1 genotyping

1991 • 166 citations

HLA‐DRB1 genotyping by modified PCR‐RFLP method combined with group‐specific primers

1992 • 153 citations

Characterization of endogenous peptides bound to purified HLA-DR molecules and their absence from invariant chain-associated alpha beta dimers.

1993 • 145 citations

HLA-DQB1 genotyping by a modified PCR-SSCP method combined with group-specific primers

1991 • 107 citations

Purification, characterization, gene sequence, and significance of a bacterioferritin from Mycobacterium leprae.

1994 • 79 citations

Two distinct class II molecules encoded by the genes within HLA-DR subregion of HLA-Dw2 and Dw12 can act as stimulating and restriction molecules.

1985 • 67 citations

Serologic dissection of HLA-D specificities by the use of monoclonal antibodies

1983 • 60 citations

Characterization of the gene encoding the immunodominant 35 kDa protein of Mycobacterium leprae

1995 • 58 citations

Signals delivered via MHC class II molecules synergize with signals delivered via TCR/CD3 to cause proliferation and cytokine gene expression in T cells.

1992 • 54 citations

Determinants of T cell reactivity to the Mycobacterium leprae GroES homologue.

1997 • 46 citations

A Postgenomic Approach to Identification ofMycobacterium leprae-Specific Peptides as T-Cell Reagents

2000 • 45 citations

Serologic dissection of HLA-D specificities by the use of monoclonal antibodies

1983 • 36 citations

Detection of a novel HLA-DQ specificity: serological and immunochemical analyses by a monoclonal antibody

1987 • 35 citations

Functional and molecular analysis of three distinct HLA-DR4 beta-chains responsible for the MLR between HLA-Dw4, Dw15, and DKT2.

1986 • 32 citations

T-Cell Recognition of Mycobacterial GroES Peptides in Thai Leprosy Patients and Contacts

1998 • 25 citations

Immunoaffinity chromatographic isolation of a high molecular weight seroreactive protein fromMycobacterium lepraecell sonicate

1995 • 8 citations