ORIGINAL PAPER
1. Nishijima H, Sugita M, Umezawa N, et al. Development of organ-specific autoimmunity by dysregulated Aire expression.
Immunol Cell Biol. 2022. Mar 21. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12546. Online ahead of print.
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Immunohorizons. 6: 202-210, 2022.
3. Morimoto J, Matsumoto M, Miyazawa R, et al. Aire suppresses CTLA-4 expression from the thymic stroma to control autoimmunity.
Cell Rep. 38 110384, 2022.
4. Nishijima H, Matsumoto M, Morimoto J, et al. Aire controls heterogeneity of medullary thymic epithelial cells for the expression of self-antigens.
J Immunol. 208: 303-320, 2022.
5. Matsumoto M, Tsuneyama K, Morimoto J, et al. Tissue-specific autoimmunity controlled by Aire in thymic and peripheral tolerance mechanism.
Int. Immunol. 32: 117-131, 2020.
6. Morimoto J, Nishikawa Y, Kakimoto T, et al. Aire controls in trans the production of medullary thymic epithelial cells expressing Ly-6C/Ly-6G.
J. Immunol. 201: 3244-3257, 2018.
7. Nishijima H, Kajimoto T, Matsuoka Y, et al. Paradoxical development of polymyositis-like autoimmunity through augmented expression of autoimmune regulator (AIRE).
J. Autoimmun. 86: 75-92, 2018.
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J. Immunol. 199: 3959-3971, 2017.
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J. Immunol. 195: 5149-5158, 2015.
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J. Immunol. 195: 4641-4649, 2015.
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J. Immunol. 193: 4356-4367, 2014.
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J. Immunol. 192: 2585-2592, 2014.
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J. Immunol. 186: 5047-5057, 2011.
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J. Exp. Med. 207: 963-971, 2010.
15. Matsumoto M. The role of autoimmune regulator (Aire) in the development of the immune system (Review).
Microbes Infect. 11: 928-934, 2009.
16. Yano M, Kuroda N, Han H, et al. Aire controls the differentiation program of thymic epithelial cells in the medulla for the establishment of self-tolerance.
J. Exp. Med. 205: 2827-2838, 2008.
17. Matsumoto M, Zhou Y, Matsuo S, et al. Targeted deletion of the murine corneodesmosin gene delineates its essential role in skin and hair physiology.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105: 6720-6724, 2008.
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J. Immunol. 176: 3995-4002, 2006.
20. Kuroda N, Mitani T, Takeda N, et al. Development of autoimmunity against transcriptionally unrepressed target antigen in the thymus of Aire-deficient mice.
J. Immunol. 174: 1862-1870, 2005.
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J. Immunol. 172:2067-2075, 2004.
23. Uchida D, Hatakeyama S, Matsushima A, et al. AIRE functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase.
J. Exp. Med. 199:167-172, 2004.
24. Matsumoto M, Yamada T, Yoshinaga SK, et al. Essential role of NF-κB-inducing kinase in T cell activation through the TCR/CD3 pathway.
J. Immunol. 169:1151-1158, 2002.
25. Matsushima A, Kaisho T, Rennert PD, et al. Essential role of NF-κB-inducing kinase and IκB-kinase α in NF-κB activation through lymphotoxin-β receptor, but not though TNF receptor-I.
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27. Matsumoto M, Iwamasa K, Rennert PD, et al. Involvement of distinct cellular compartments in the abnormal lymphoid organogenesis in lymphotoxin-α-deficient mice and alymphoplasia (aly) mice defined by the chimeric analysis.
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28. Matsumoto M, Fu Y-X, Molina H, et al. Distinct roles of lymphotoxin-α and the type I TNF receptor in the establishment of follicular dendritic cells from non-bone marrow-derived cells.
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29. Matsumoto M, Fukuda W, Circolo A, et al. Abrogation of the alternative complement pathway by targeted deletion of murine factor B.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 8720-8725, 1997.
30. Matsumoto M, Lo SF, Carruthers CJL, et al. Affinity maturation without germinal centres in lymphotoxin-α-deficient mice.
31. Matsumoto M, Mariathasan S, Nahm MH, et al. Role of lymphotoxin and the type I TNF receptor in the formation of germinal centers.