Inflammasome-independent NLRP3 augments TGF-β signaling in kidney epithelium

…, A Vilaysane, S Clark, G French, NA Bracey… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis are strongly associated with the outcome of
chronic kidney disease. We recently demonstrated that the NOD-like receptor, pyrin domain …

The Nlrp3 inflammasome promotes myocardial dysfunction in structural cardiomyopathy through interleukin‐1β

NA Bracey, PL Beck, DA Muruve… - Experimental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… through interleukin‐1β - Bracey - 2013 - Experimental Physiology - Wiley Online Library …
Nathan Bracey was funded, in part, by an Alberta HEART studentship training award. …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial NLRP3 protein induces reactive oxygen species to promote Smad protein signaling and fibrosis independent from the inflammasome

NA Bracey, B Gershkovich, J Chun, A Vilaysane… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing PYD-3 (NLRP3) is a pattern
recognition receptor that is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammation and chronic …

KIR+CD8+ T cells suppress pathogenic T cells and are active in autoimmune diseases and COVID-19

…, BA Palanski, VVA Mallajosyula, NA Bracey… - Science, 2022 - science.org
In this work, we find that CD8 + T cells expressing inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like
receptors (KIRs) are the human equivalent of Ly49 + CD8 + regulatory T cells in mice and are …

Argyria caused by chronic ingestion of silver

NA Bracey, JS Zipursky, DN Juurlink - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
An 84-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with grey discolouration of her face. She had
a history of hypertension that was managed with amlodipine and olmesartan. She reported …

Hierarchical regulation of wound healing by NOD-like receptors in cardiovascular disease

NA Bracey, HJ Duff, DA Muruve - Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Persistent nonmicrobial tissue injury leads to the nonlinear activation of integrated
wound-healing pathways. In chronic cardiovascular diseases, local tissue undergoes …

CD8 Tregs SQa-1shing transplant rejection.

NA Bracey, JS Maltzman - Science Immunology, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
CD8 T SQa-1shing transplant rejection Page 1 1/9/24, 5:09 AM CD8 Tregs SQa-1shing
transplant rejection | Science Immunology https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adn0644 …

Tissue-selective alternate promoters guide NLRP6 expression

NA Bracey, JM Platnich, A Lau, H Chung… - Life Science …, 2021 - life-science-alliance.org
The pryin domain (PYD) domain is involved in protein interactions that lead to assembly of
immune-sensing complexes such as inflammasomes. The repertoire of PYD-containing …

Characterizing tissue structures from spatial omics with spatial cellular graph partition

…, M McGrady, EAG Baker, E Wu, MK Rahim, NA Bracey… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Spatial transcriptomic and proteomic measurements enable high-dimensional characterization
of tissues. However, understanding organizations of cells at different spatial scales and …

Separation anxiety: Splitting PD-L1 from CD80 suppresses autoimmunity

NA Bracey, JS Maltzman - Science Immunology, 2022 - science.org
A monoclonal antibody targeting CD80 on antigen presenting cells disrupts cisinteractions
with PD-L1, reviving T cell inhibitory checkpoint signaling to suppress autoimmunity.