Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2021 E-cadherin is regulated by GATA-2 and marks the early commitment of mouse hematopoietic progenitors to the basophil and mast cell fates.  Science Immunology.  6. 2021
2020 Bone marrow Tregs mediate stromal cell function and support hematopoiesis via IL-10.  JCI insight.  5. 2020
2020 Lysine acetyltransferase Tip60 is required for hematopoietic stem cell maintenance.  Blood.  136:1735-1747. 2020
2020 Selective LXR agonist DMHCA corrects retinal and bone marrow dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.  JCI insight.  5. 2020
2020 Single-Cell RNA-Seq Mapping of Human Thymopoiesis Reveals Lineage Specification Trajectories and a Commitment Spectrum in T Cell Development.  Immunity.  52:1105-1118.e9. 2020
2019 Mapping Distinct Bone Marrow Niche Populations and Their Differentiation Paths.  Cell Reports.  28:302-311.e5. 2019
2019 SIRT1 regulates metabolism and leukemogenic potential in CML stem cells.  Journal of Clinical Investigation.  129:2685-2701. 2019
2018 The IL-33-PIN1-IRAK-M axis is critical for type 2 immunity in IL-33-induced allergic airway inflammation.  Nature Communications.  9. 2018
2018 The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor SHARP1 is an oncogenic driver in MLL-AF6 acute myelogenous leukemia.  Nature Communications.  9. 2018
2018 C/EBPγ is dispensable for steady-state and emergency granulopoiesis 2018
2017 ZNF143 protein is an important regulator of the myeloid transcription factor C/EBPα.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  292:18924-18936. 2017
2017 Regulation of normal and leukemic stem cells through cytokine signaling and the microenvironment.  International Journal of Hematology.  105:566-577. 2017
2016 Targeted BMI1 inhibition impairs tumor growth in lung adenocarcinomas with low CEBPα expression.  Science Translational Medicine.  8:350ra104. 2016
2016 The second hit of DNA methylation 2016
2016 Multiple sclerosis: getting personal with induced pluripotent stem cells..  Cell Death and Disease.  7:e2185. 2016
2016 Acetylation of C/EBPα inhibits its granulopoietic function.  Nature Communications.  7. 2016
2016 The DNA ligase IV syndrome R278H mutation impairs B lymphopoiesis via error-prone nonhomologous end-joining.  Journal of Immunology.  196:244-255. 2016
2015 Hematopoietic Differentiation Is Required for Initiation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  Cell Stem Cell.  17:611-623. 2015
2015 Multiple sclerosis: Getting personal with induced pluripotent stem cells.  Cell Death and Disease.  6. 2015
2015 Dissecting the role of aberrant DNA methylation in human leukaemia.  Nature Communications.  6. 2015
2015 Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia by Blocking Cytokine Alterations Found in Normal Stem and Progenitor Cells.  Cancer Cell.  27:671-681. 2015
2014 β-catenin contributes to lung tumor development induced by EGFR mutations.  Cancer Research.  74:5891-5902. 2014
2014 The Runx-PU.1 pathway preserves normal and AML/ETO9a leukemic stem cells.  Blood.  124:2391-2399. 2014
2014 9-1-1: HSCs respond to emergency calls.  Cell Stem Cell.  14:415-416. 2014
2014 Stem and progenitor cell subsets are affected by JAK2 signaling and can be monitored by flow cytometry.  PLoS ONE.  9. 2014
2014 Sox4 Is a Key Oncogenic Target in C/EBPα Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  Cancer Cell.  25:257. 2014
2013 Sox4 Is a Key Oncogenic Target in C/EBPα Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  Cancer Cell.  24:575-588. 2013
2013 C/EBPΑ is required for development of dendritic cell progenitors.  Blood.  121:4073-4081. 2013
2013 Sustained PU.1 Levels Balance Cell-Cycle Regulators to Prevent Exhaustion of Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells.  Molecular Cell.  49:934-946. 2013
2013 In vivo generation of transplantable human hematopoietic cells from induced pluripotent stem cells.  Blood.  121:1255-1264. 2013
2012 CD86 is expressed on murine hematopoietic stem cells and denotes lymphopoietic potential.  Blood.  119:4889-4897. 2012
2011 Chronic exposure to a TLR ligand injures hematopoietic stem cells.  Journal of Immunology.  186:5367-5375. 2011
2010 Functional diversity of stem and progenitor cells with B-lymphopoietic potential.  Immunological Reviews.  237:10-21. 2010
2009 Asynchronous RAG-1 expression during B lymphopoiesis.  Journal of Immunology.  183:7768-7777. 2009
2009 A possible contribution of retinoids to regulation of fetal B lymphopoiesis.  European Journal of Immunology.  39:2515-2524. 2009
2009 A differentiation pathway for B1 cells in adult bone marrow 2009
2009 Balance between Id and E proteins regulates myeloid-versus-lymphoid lineage decisions.  Blood.  113:1016-1026. 2009
2008 Lymphoid precursors are directed to produce dendritic cells as a result of TLR9 ligation during herpes infection.  Blood.  112:3753-3761. 2008
2008 Evolving views on the genealogy of B cells.  Nature Reviews Immunology.  8:95-106. 2008
2008 CXCL9 and CXCL10 expression are critical for control of genital herpes simplex virus type 2 infection through mobilization of HSV-specific CTL and NK cells to the nervous system.  Journal of Immunology.  180:1098-1106. 2008
2008 Retinoids accelerate B lineage lymphoid differentiation.  Journal of Immunology.  180:138-145. 2008
2007 Stem Cells on Patrol.  Cell.  131:842-844. 2007
2007 Interferon-producing killer dendritic cells (IKDCs) arise via a unique differentiation pathway from primitive c-kitHiCD62L+ lymphoid progenitors.  Blood.  109:4825-4831. 2007
2007 Early lymphopoiesis in adult bone marrow.  Inmunología.  26:135-144. 2007
2006 Primitive lymphoid progenitors in bone marrow with T lineage reconstituting potential.  Journal of Immunology.  177:2880-2887. 2006
2006 Life before the pre-B cell receptor checkpoint: Specification and commitment of primitive lymphoid progenitors in adult bone marrow.  Seminars in Immunology.  18:2-11. 2006
2005 Age-related loss of bone marrow pre-B- and immature B-lymphocytes in the autoimmune-prone flaky skin mutant mice.  Autoimmunity.  38:399-408. 2005
2005 In vitro differentiation and measurement of B cell progenitor activity in culture. 2005
2005 Isolation of prolymphocytes from bone marrow and fetal liver. 2005
2005 Lymphoid progenitors and primary routes to becoming cells of the immune system.  Current Opinion in Immunology.  17:100-107. 2005
2005 Measurement of natural killer cell progenitor activity in culture. 2005
2004 Hyperactivation and proliferation of lymphocytes from the spleens of flaky skin (fsn) mutant mice.  Autoimmunity.  37:227-235. 2004
2002 Antinuclear autoantibodies in flaky skin (fsn) mutant mice.  Autoimmunity.  35:175-181. 2002

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, University of Oklahoma 2007
  • Master of Science in Medical Basic Sciences, University of Maine System : University of Southern Maine 2002

    • Full Name

  • Robert Welner