Researcher of the Month Oktober 2013

Leitner J, Rieger A, Pickl WF, Zlabinger G, Grabmeier-Pfistershammer K, Steinberger P. TIM-3 does not act as a receptor for Galectin-9. PLoS Pathog. 2013;9(3):e1003253.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

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Leitner J, Reutner K, Essler SE, Popow I, Gerner W, Steinberger P, Saalmüller A. Porcine SWC1 is CD52–final determination by the use of a retroviral cDNA expression library. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2012;146(1):27–34.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

Leitner J, Drobits K, Pickl WF, Majdic O, Zlabinger G, Steinberger P. The effects of cyclosporine A and azathioprine on human T cells activated by different costimulatory signals. Immunol Lett. 2011;140(1–2):74–80.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

Leitner J, Grabmeier-Pfistershammer K, Majdic O, Zlabinger G, Steinberger P. Interaction of antithymocyte globulins with dendritic cell antigens. Am J Transplant. 2011;11(1):138–45.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

Leitner J, Kuschei W, Grabmeier-Pfistershammer K, Woitek R, Kriehuber E, Majdic O, Zlabinger G, Pickl WF, Steinberger P. T cell stimulator cells, an efficient and versatile cellular system to assess the role of costimulatory ligands in the activation of human T cells. J Immunol Methods. 2010;362(1–2):131–41.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

Leitner J, Grabmeier-Pfistershammer K, Steinberger P. Receptors and ligands implicated in human T cell costimulatory processes. Immunol Lett. 2010;128(2):89–97.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

Leitner J, Klauser C, Pickl WF, Stöckl J, Majdic O, Bardet AF, Kreil DP, Dong C, Yamazaki T, Zlabinger G, Pfistershammer K, Steinberger P. B7-H3 is a potent inhibitor of human T-cell activation: no evidence for B7-H3 and TREML2 interaction. Eur J Immunol. 2009;39(7):1754–64.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar