Publications
Mashoof, S., A. Goodroe, C.C. Du, J.O. Eubanks, N. Jacobs, J.M.
Steiner, I. Tizard, J.S. Suchodolski and M.F. Criscitiello.
"Ancient T-independence of mucosal IgX/A: gut microbiota unaffected
by larval thymectomy in Xenopus laevis." Mucosal
Immunology 6(2):358-68, 2013. View
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Zimmer, D.B., J.O. Eubanks, D. Ramakrishnan, and M.F.
Criscitiello. "Evolution of the S100 family of calcium sensor
proteins." Cell Calcium 53(3):170-9, 2013.
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Criscitiello, M.F. and P. de Figueiredo. "Fifty Shades of Immune
Defense." PLoS Pathogens 9(2): e1003110, 2013.
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Pohlenz, C., A. Buentello, M.F. Criscitiello, W. Mwangi, R.
Smith and D.M. Gatlin III. "Synergies between vaccination and
dietary arginine and glutamine supplementation improve the immune
response of channel catfish against Edwardsiella
ictaluri." Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 33:543-551,
2012. View PDF
Flajnik, M.F., T. Tlapakova, M.F. Criscitiello, V. Krylov and Y.
Ohta. "Evolution of the B7 family: co-evolution of B7H6 and NKp30,
and of B7's historical relationship with the MHC."
Immunogenetics, 64:571-590, 2012. View
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Romoser, A.A., D.E. Figueroa, A. Sooresh, K. Scribner, P.L.
Chen, W. Porter, M.F. Criscitiello, and C.M. Sayes. "Distinct
immunomodulatory effects of a panel of nanoparticles in human
dermal fibroblasts." Toxicological Letters 210:293-301,
2012.
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Du,
C., S. Mashoof and M.F. Criscitiello. "Oral immunization of the
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) upregulates the mucosal
immunoglobulin IgX." Veterinary Immunology and
Immunopathology, 145:493-498, 2012. View PDF
Criscitiello, M.F., Y. Ohta, M.D. Graham, J.O. Eubanks, P.L.
Chen and M.F. Flajnik. "Shark class II invariant chain suggests
ancient conserved function with cathepsins in the class II
presentation pathway." Developmental and Comparative
Immunology 36:521-533, 2012. View
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Owen, J.L., M.F. Criscitiello, S. Libreros, R. Garcia-Areas, K.
Guthrie, M. Torroella-Kouri, and V. Iragavarapu-Charyulu.
"Expression of the inflammatory chemokines CCL2, CCL5 and CXCL2 and
the receptors CCR1-3 and CXCR2 in T lymphocytes from mammary tumor
bearing mice." Cellular Immunology, 270: 172-182, 2011. View PDF
Romoser, A.A., P.L. Chen, J.M. Berg, C. Seabury, I. Ivanov, M.F.
Criscitiello and C.M. Sayes. "Quantum dots trigger modulation of
the NFkappaB pathway in human skin cells". Molecular
Immunology, 48: 1349-1359, 2011. View PDF
Dooley, H., Buckingham E.B., Criscitiello M.F., Flajnik M.F.
"Emergence of the acute-phase protein hemopexin in jawed
vertebrates." Molecular Immunology, 48:147-152, 2010. View
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Criscitiello, M.F., Ohta Y., Saltis M., McKinney E.C., Flajnik
M.F. " Evolutionarily conserved TCR binding sites, identification
of T cells in primary lymphoid tissues, and surprising
trans-rearrangements in nurse shark." Journal of
Immunology, 184(12):6950-60, 2010. View PDF
Parra, Z.E., Ohta Y., Criscitiello M.F., Flajnik M.F., Miller
R.D. "The dynamic TCRdelta: TCRdelta chains in the amphibian
Xenopus tropicalis utilize antibody-like V genes."
European Journal of Immunology, 40(1-11), 2010. View PDF
Saltis, M., M.F. Criscitiello, Y. Ohta, M. Keefe, N.S. Trede, R.
Goitsuka and M.F. Flajnik. "Evolutionarily conserved and divergent
regions of the autoimmune regulator (Aire) gene: a comparative
analysis." Immunogenetics, 60(2):105-14, 2008. View PDF
Criscitiello, M.F. and M.F. Flajnik. "Lambda and kappa are two
of four primordial immunoglobulin light chain isotypes."
European Journal of Immunology, 37(10):2683-94, 2007. View
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Hsu, E. and M.F. Criscitiello. "Diverse immunoglobulin light
chain organizations in fish retain potential to revise receptor
specificities." The Journal of Immunology, 177(4):2452-62,
2006. View
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Criscitiello, M.F., M. Saltis and M.F. Flajnik. "An
evolutionarily mobile antigen receptor variable region gene: doubly
rearranging NAR-TcR genes in sharks." Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences USA, 103(13):5036-41, 2006. View PDF
Criscitiello, M.F., N.E. Wermenstam, L. Pilstrom and E.C.
McKinney. "Allelic polymorphism of T cell receptor constant domains
is widespread in fishes." Immunogenetics 55, 818-824,
2004. View
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Criscitiello, M.F., S.M. Kamper, E.C. McKinney. "Allelic
polymorphism of TCR α chain constant domain genes in the bicolor
damselfish." Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 28,
781-792, 2004. View
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Ohta, Y., E.C. McKinney, M.F. Criscitiello, and M.F. Flajnik.
"Proteasome, transporter associated with antigen processing, and
class I genes in the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum:
evidence for a stable class I region and MHC haplotype lineages."
The Journal of Immunology, 168, 771-781, 2002. View PDF
Criscitiello, M.F., R. Benedetto, A. Antao, M.R. Wilson, V.G.
Chinchar, N.W. Miller, L.W. Clem, and T.J. McConnell.
"β2-microglobulin of Ictalurid catfishes."
Immunogenetics 48, 339-343, 1998. View
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Wright, K.L., B.J. Vilen, Y.I. Lindstrom, T.L. Moore, G. Li,
M.F. Criscitiello, P. Cogswell, J.B. Clarke, and J.P. Ting. "CCAAT
box binding protein NF-Y facilitates in vivo recruitment
of upstream DNA binding transcription factors." The EMBO
Journal 13, 4042-4053, 1994. View PDF