BAFF binds to the tumor necrosis factor receptor–like molecule B cell maturation antigen and is important for maintaining the peripheral B cell population

…, CD Benjamin, JL Browning, A Tsapis… - The Journal of …, 2000 - rupress.org
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member B cell activating factor (BAFF) binds B cells
and enhances B cell receptor–triggered proliferation. We find that B cell maturation antigen (…

TNF receptor family member BCMA (B cell maturation) associates with TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF) 1, TRAF2, and TRAF3 and activates NF-κB, elk-1, c-Jun …

…, C Madry, J Inoue, O Devergne, A Tsapis - The Journal of …, 2000 - journals.aai.org
BCMA (B cell maturation) is a nonglycosylated integral membrane type I protein that is
preferentially expressed in mature B lymphocytes. Previously, we reported in a human malignant …

The BCMA gene, preferentially expressed during B lymphoid maturation, is bidirectionally transcribed

…, JC Brouet, R Berger, CJ Larsen, A Tsapis - Nucleic acids …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
In a previous study of at(4;16)(q26;p13) translocatlon, found in a human malignant T-cell
lymphoma the BCMA gene, located on chromosome band 16p13.1, has been characterized. In …

A new gene, BCM, on chromosome 16 is fused to the interleukin 2 gene by at (4; 16)(q26; p13) translocation in a malignant T cell lymphoma.

…, JC Brouet, R Berger, CJ Larsen, A Tsapis - The EMBO …, 1992 - embopress.org
A t(4;16)(q26;p13.1) chromosome translocation found in tumour cells from a patient with a T
cell lymphoma was shown to rearrange the interleukin 2 gene, normally located on …

Estrogen anti-inflammatory activity on human monocytes is mediated through cross-talk between estrogen receptor ERα36 and GPR30/GPER1

…, G Agrogiannis, E Patsouris, A Tsapis… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Estrogens are known modulators of monocyte/macrophage functions; however, the
underlying mechanism has not been clearly defined. Recently, a number of estrogen receptor …

BCMAp: an integral membrane protein in the Golgi apparatus of human mature B lymphocytes

…, G Leca, R Haguenauer-Tsapis, A Tsapis - International …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
BCMA is a human gene expressed preferentially in mature B lymphocytes as a 1.2 kb mRNA,
which encodes a 184 amino acid peptide (BCMAp). The study of BCMA mRNA expression, …

The characterization of murine BCMA gene defines it as a new member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily.

…, JP Mornon, R Berger, A Tsapis - International …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The BCMA gene is a new gene discovered by the molecular analysis of at(4;16) translocation,
characteristic of a human T cell lymphoma. It has no significant similarity with any known …

Adipocytes as immune cells: differential expression of TWEAK, BAFF, and APRIL and their receptors (Fn14, BAFF-R, TACI, and BCMA) at different stages of normal …

…, EN Stathopoulos, A Tsapis… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Adipose tissue represents a rich source of multipotent stem cells. Mesenchymal cells, isolated
from this source, can differentiate to other cell types in vitro and therefore can be used for …

[HTML][HTML] The TNFSF members APRIL and BAFF and their receptors TACI, BCMA, and BAFFR in oncology, with a special focus in breast cancer

M Kampa, G Notas, EN Stathopoulos, A Tsapis… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily consists of 19 ligands and 29 receptors and is
related to multiple cellular events from proliferation and differentiation to apoptosis and tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of TNF-superfamily members BAFF and APRIL in breast cancer: immunohistochemical study in 52 invasive ductal breast carcinomas

…, E Sanidas, DD Tsiftsis, EN Stathopoulos, A Tsapis… - BMC cancer, 2008 - Springer
Background Recent studies suggest an association between chronic inflammation, modulating
the tissue microenvironment, and tumor biology. Tumor environment consists of tumor, …