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Overview

Peter E. Jensen is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with 17 publications categorized under this broad field.

The subfields of study in which they have contributed include immunology, genetics, general health professions, oncology, and public health, environmental and occupational health. Their work covers several main topics such as:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Innovations in Medical Education

Among the journals where Peter E. Jensen frequently publishes are:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Academic Pathology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cell Reports

Selected recent publications include the following:

  • "Targeting transcriptional coregulator OCA-B/Pou2af1 blocks activated autoreactive T cells in the pancreas and type 1 diabetes", 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "HLA-DM catalytically enhances peptide dissociation by sensing peptide-MHC class II interactions throughout the peptide-binding cleft", 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Generating Discretionary Income in an Academic Department of Pathology", 2021, Academic Pathology
  • "Regulation of the BCR signalosome by the class II peptide editor, H2-M, affects the development and repertoire of innate-like B cells", 2022, Cell Reports
  • "Genetic and pharmaceutical targeting of OCA-B/Pou2af1 blocks T1D in mouse models", 2020, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Brian D. Evavold, Xiao He, Heejoo Kim, and Jelena Perovanović, with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Mouse CD94/NKG2A Is a Natural Killer Cell Receptor for the Nonclassical Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecule Qa-1b

    Russell E. Vance;Jennifer R. Kraft;John D. Altman;Peter E. Jensen

  • DO11.10 and OT-II T cells recognize a C-terminal ovalbumin 323-339 epitope

    Jennifer M. Robertson;Peter E. Jensen;Brian D. Evavold

  • Recent advances in antigen processing and presentation

    Peter E Jensen

  • DM enhances peptide binding to class II MHC by release of invariant chain-derived peptide.

    Sherman Ma;Weber Da;Jensen Pe

  • CD94-NKG2A receptors regulate antiviral CD8(+) T cell responses.

    Janice M. Moser;James Gibbs;Peter E. Jensen;Aron E. Lukacher

  • Molecular Interaction of CD1b with Lipoglycan Antigens

    William A Ernst;Juli Maher;Juli Maher;Sungae Cho;Kayvan R Niazi

  • CD8αα-Mediated Survival and Differentiation of CD8 Memory T Cell Precursors

    Loui T. Madakamutil;Urs Christen;Christopher J. Lena;Yiran Wang-Zhu

  • Transcriptional regulation of the MHC class II antigen presentation pathway

    Jeremy M Boss;Peter E Jensen

  • Memory CD8+ T Cells Provide an Early Source of IFN-γ

    Taku Kambayashi;Erika Assarsson;Aron E. Lukacher;Hans Gustaf Ljunggren

  • The role of B lymphocytes as antigen-presenting cells.

    Xinjian Chen;Peter E. Jensen

  • Analysis of HLA-E peptide-binding specificity and contact residues in bound peptide required for recognition by CD94/NKG2.

    Joseph D. Miller;Dominique A. Weber;Chris Ibegbu;Jan Pohl

  • Regulation of antigen presentation by acidic pH.

    Peter E. Jensen

  • NK Cells Stimulate Proliferation of T and NK Cells through 2B4/CD48 Interactions

    Erika Assarsson;Taku Kambayashi;John D. Schatzle;Sven O. Cramer

  • MHC Variation Sculpts Individualized Microbial Communities That Control Susceptibility to Enteric Infection

    Jason L. Kubinak;W. Zac Stephens;Ray Soto;Charisse Petersen

  • Analysis of Qa-1(b) peptide binding specificity and the capacity of CD94/NKG2A to discriminate between Qa-1-peptide complexes.

    Jennifer R. Kraft;Russell E. Vance;Jan Pohl;Amy M. Martin

  • Reduction of disulfide bonds during antigen processing: evidence from a thiol-dependent insulin determinant.

    Peter E. Jensen

  • Enhanced binding of peptide antigen to purified class II major histocompatibility glycoproteins at acidic pH.

    Peter E. Jensen

  • Regulation of Immunity by a Novel Population of Qa-1-Restricted CD8αα+TCRαβ+ T Cells

    Xiaolei Tang;Igor Maricic;Nikunj Purohit;Berge Bakamjian

  • Acidification and disulfide reduction can be sufficient to allow intact proteins to bind class II MHC.

    P E Jensen

  • Cutting edge: primary B lymphocytes preferentially expand allogeneic FoxP3+ CD4 T cells.

    Xinjian Chen;Peter E. Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian D. Evavold
Brian D. Evavold University of Utah
Taku Kambayashi
Taku Kambayashi University of Pennsylvania
Jan Pohl
Jan Pohl Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren
Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren Karolinska Institute
John D. Altman
John D. Altman Emory University
Alana L. Welm
Alana L. Welm University of Utah
Aftab A. Ansari
Aftab A. Ansari University of California, Davis
Hilde Cheroutre
Hilde Cheroutre La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Russell E. Vance
Russell E. Vance University of California, Berkeley
Jeremy M. Boss
Jeremy M. Boss Emory University

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