LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (last 5 years)
⚫ M. Giraud, H Yoshida, J. Abramson, PB. Rahl, RA Young, D Mathis, and C Benoist:Aire unleashes stalled RNA polymerase to induce ectopic gene expression in thymic epithelial cells,
PNAS, 2012, 109(2):535-40
⚫ J. Abramson, M. Giraud, C. Benoist, and D. Mathis: Aire’s partners in the molecular control of immunological tolerance, Cell,
2010, 140(1); 123-135
⚫ AS. Koh, AJ. Kuo, SY. Park, P. Cheung, J. Abramson, Bua D, Carney D, Shoelson SE, Gozani O, Kingston RE, C. Benoist,
and D. Mathis: Aire employs a histone-binding module to mediate immunological tolerance,
linking chromatin regulation with organ-specific autoimmunity, PNAS; 2008; 105(41):15878-83
⚫ D. Gray, J. Abramson, C. Benoist, and D. Mathis: Proliferative arrest and rapid turnover
of thymic epithelial cells expressing Aire, J. Exp. Med., 2007; 204(11): 2521 – 2528
⚫ J. Abramson and I. Pecht: Regulation of Mast cells’ response to the Type 1 Fcε Receptor, Immunol Rev. 2007, 216
⚫ J. Abramson, A. Licht and I. Pecht: Selective inhibition of the FcεRI-induced de novo
synthesis of mediators by an inhibitory receptor, EMBO J. 2006 25(2):323-34.
⚫ M. Andrasfalvy, G. Toth, J. Matko, H. Peterfy, J. Abramson, G. Vamosi, I. Pecht, A. Erdei:
The -β subunit of the type I Fcε receptor is a target for peptides inhibiting mast cells
secretory response to its stimulus, J Immunol. 2005;175(5):2801-6.
⚫ J. Abramson, E. A. Barbu and I. Pecht: Regulation of Mast Cells Secretory
Response to the Type I Fcε Receptor; Inhibitory Elements and Desensitization, Novartis Found Symp. 2005;271
⚫ J. Abramson and I. Pecht: Regulation of Immunoreceptor Activities: The Paradigm of the
Type 1 Fcε Receptor; chapter in a textbook Biophysical Aspects of Transmembrane Signaling, Springer-Verlag 2005.
Commentaries and previews on published work
⚫ Bruno Kyewski and Part Peterson: Aire, Master of Many Trades;
Cell, 2010, 140(1); 24-26; commentary on: J. Abramson, et al, Cell, 2010
⚫ Kirsty Minton; Tolerance: How AIRE wakes up sleepy genes; Nature Reviews
Immunology, 2010, 10 (2), 87-87; commentary on: J. Abramson, et al, Cell, 2010
⚫ Towns R and Pietropaolo M; Aire's partnerships: an answer for many questions
and new questions in search of answers; Pediatric Diabetes, 2010, 11(2):85-7
commentary on: J. Abramson, et al, Cell, 2010
⚫ Connie Lee: Avoiding Autoimmunity with Aire; Cell, 2010, 140(1);
online:
http://download.cell.com/mmcs/journals/0092-8674/PIIS009286740901616X.mmc1.mp3
paper clip with an audio interview on: Abramson, et al, Cell, 2010