Recent Publications:

Oliva, C., Swiecki M.K, Corinne, G ., Lisanby, M., Bullard, D, Turnbough, C.T., Jr., and Kearney, J.F.  The integrin Mac-1 (CR3) mediates internalization and directs Bacillus anthracis spores into professional phagocytes., PNAS: 105:1261-1266, 2008.

          Won W-Jai., Bachman, M.F., and Kearney, J.F.  Expression of CD36 by developing B cell subsets and during their responses to antigen., J.Immunol: 180, 230-237, 2008.

Liu.Y.,  Li.,L., Kumar, K.R., Xie, C., Lightfoot, S., Zhou, X.J., Kearney, J.F., Weigert, M., and Mohan, C.  Lupus susceptibility genes may  breaches  tolerance  to DNA by impairing receptor editing of nuclear antigen-reactive  B cells:  J. Immunology: 179: 1340-1352, 2007.

      Steichen, C.T, Kearney,  J. F., and Turnbough, C.L. Jr.  Non-uniform assembly of the Bacillus anthracis exosporium and a bottle cap model for spore germination and outgrowth: Mol. Microbiol. 64:359-367, 2007

     Berland, R., Kari, E., Fernandez, L., Kearney, J. F., Wortis, H., and Imanishi-Kari, T.  Loss of tolerance of anergic self-reactive B lymphocytes. Immunity: 25, 429-4, 2006.

  Boydston, J.A., Yue, L., Kearney, J.F., and Turnbough. C.T., Jr.  The ExsY protein is required for complete formation of the exosporium of Bacillus anthracis. J. Bacteriol.: 188: 7440-7448, 2006.


Huang, H, Kearney, JF, Grusby MJ, Benoist, C., and Mathis, D.  Induction of tolerance in arthritogenic B cells with receptors of differing affinity for self-antigen. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:3734-3739, 2006.

  Swiecki, MK, Lisanby, M.W, Turnbough, CL, Jr., and Kearney, JF.  Monoclonal antibodies for Bacillus anthracis spore detection and functional analyses of spore germination and outgrowth. J. Immunol.:15;176: 6076-84, 2006

Won, W-Jai., Foote, J.B., Odom, M., Pan, J., Kearney, J.F., and Davis , R.S.  FcHR3 is a novel immunoregulatory marker  of marginal zone and B1 B cells: J. Immunol. 177: 6815-23, 2006.

Lopes-Carvalho, T., Foote, J., and Kearney, J. F.  Marginal zone B cells in lymphocyte activation and regulation. Curr. Opin. Immunol. 17(3):244-50, 2005. Summary

Thai, To-Ha and Kearney, J. F.  Isoforms of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase: developmental aspects and function.  Adv. Immunol. 86:113-36., 2005. Summary

Attanavanich, K. and Kearney, J. F.  Marginal zone but not follicular B cells are potent activators of naïve CD4 T cells. J. Immunol. 172:803-811, 2004. Summary

Cancro, M.P. and Kearney, J. F.  B cell positive selection: roadmap to the primary repertoire? J. Immunol. 173:15-19, 2004. Summary

Thai, To-Ha and Kearney, J. F.  Distinct and opposite activities of human terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase splice variants. J. Immunol. 173:4009-4919, 2004. Summary

Steichen, C., Chen, P., Kearney, J.F., and Turnbough, C.L., Jr.  Identification of the immunodominant and other proteins of the Bacillus anthracis exosporium.  J. Bacteriol. 185:1903-1910, 2003. Summary

Balazs, M., Martin, F., Zhou, T., and Kearney, J.F. Blood dendritic cells interact with splenic mariginal zone B cells to initiate T-independent immune responses. Immunity 17(3):341-52, Sep, 2002. Summary

Martin, F. and Kearney, J.F. Marginal-zone B cells. Nature Reviews Immunology 2(5):323-35, May 2002. Summary

Thai, T.H., Purugganan, M.M., Roth, D.B., and Kearney, J.F. Distinct and opposite diversifying activities of terminal transferase splice variants. Nat. Immunol. 3(5):457-62, May 2002. Summary

Won, W.J. and Kearney, J.F. CD9 is a unique marker for marginal zone B cells, B1 cells, and plasma cells in mice. J. Immunol. 168(11):5605-11, Jun 1, 2002. Summary

Benedict, C.L., Gilfillan, S., and Kearney, J.F. The long isoform of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase enters the nucleus and, rather than catalyzing nontemplated nucleotide addition, modulates the catalytic activity of the short isoform. J. Exp. Med. 193:89-99, 2001. Summary

Martin, F. and Kearney, J.F. B1 cells: Similarities and differences with other B cell subsets. Curr. Opin. Immunol. 13:195-201, 2001. Summary

Martin, F., Oliver, A.M., and Kearney, J.F. Marginal zone and B1 B cells unite in the early response against T-independent blood-borne particulate antigens. Immunity 14:617-629, 2001. Summary

Benedict, C.L., Gilfillan, S., Thai, T-H., and Kearney, J.F. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and lymphocyte repertoire development. Immunol. Rev. 175:150-157, 2000. Summary

Martin, F. and Kearney, J.F. Positive selection from newly formed to marginal zone B cells depends on the rate of clonal production, CD19, and btk. Immunity 12(1):39-49, 2000. Summary

Martin, F. and Kearney, J.F. B cell subsets and the mature pre-immune repertoire. Marginal zone and B1 B cells as part of a "natural immune memory". Immunol. Rev. 175:70-79, 2000. Summary

Benedict, C.L. and Kearney, J.F. Increased junctional diversity in fetal B cells results in a loss of protective anti-phosphorylcholine antibodies in adult mice. Immunity 10:607-617, 1999. Summary

Chen, X., Martin, F., Forbush, K.A., Perlmutter, R.M., and Kearney, J.F. Evidence for selection of a population of multi-reactive B cells into the splenic marginal zone. Inter. Immunol. 9:27-41, 1997.Summary

Martin, F., Chen, X., and Kearney, J.F. Development of VH81X transgene bearing B cells in fetus and adult: sites for expansion and deletion in conventional and CD5/B1 lineage cells. Inter. Immunol. 9:493-505, 1997. Summary

Oliver, A.M., Martin, F., Gartland, G.L., Carter, R.H., and Kearney, J.F. Marginal zone B cells exhibit unique activation, proliferation, and immunoglobulin secretory responses. Eur. J. Immunol. 27:2366-2374, 1997. Summary

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