Charlotte Kaetzel, Ph.D.

Hempen, P.M., Phillips, K.M., Conway, P.S., Sandoval, K.H., Wu, H.-J. & Kaetzel, C.S. (2002) Transcriptional regulation of the human polymeric Ig receptor gene: analysis of basal promoter elements. J. Immunol. 169:1912-1921. PDF

Traicoff, J.L., De Marchis, L., Ginsburg, B.L., Zamora, R.E., Khattar, N.H., Blanch, V.J., Plummer, S., Bargo, S.A., Templeton, D.L., Casey, G. & Kaetzel, C.S. (2003) Characterization of the human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR) 3’UTR and differential expression of PIGR mRNA during colon tumorigenesis. J. Biomed. Sci. 10:792-804. PDF

Bruno, M.E.C, West, R.B., Schneeman, T.A., Bresnick, E.H. & Kaetzel, C.S. (2004) Upstream Stimulatory Factor but not c Myc enhances transcription of the human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor gene. Mol. Immunol. 40:695-708. PDF

Elm, C., Ranveig, B., Bergmann, S., Frank, R., Vaerman, J.-P., Kaetzel, C.S., Chhatwal, G.S., Johansen, F.-E. & Hammerschmidt, S. (2004) Ectodomains 3 and 4 of human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (hpIgR) mediate invasion of Streptococcus pneumoniae into the epithelium. J. Biol. Chem. 279:6296-6304. PDF

Khattar, N.H., Lele, S. & Kaetzel, C.S. (2005) Down-regulation of the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor in non-small cell lung carcinoma: correlation with dysregulated expression of the transcription factors USF and AP2. J. Biomed Sci. 12:65-77. PDF

Pal, K., Kaetzel, C.S. & Cuff, C.F. (2005) Regulation of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor expression by reovirus. J. Gen. Virology 86:2347-2357. PDF

Bruno, M.E.C. & Kaetzel, C.S. (2005) Long-term exposure of the HT-29 human intestinal epithelial cell-line to TNF causes sustained up-regulation of the polymeric Ig receptor and pro-inflammatory genes through transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. J. Immunol., 174:7278-7284. PDF

Schneeman, T.A., Bruno, M.E.C., Schjerven, H., Johansen, F.-E, Chady, L. & Kaetzel, C.S. Regulation of the polymeric Ig receptor by signaling through Toll-like receptors 3 and 4: linking innate and adaptive immune responses. J. Immunol, 175:376-384. PDF

Kaetzel, C. S. (2005) The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor: bridging innate and adaptive immune responses at mucosal surfaces. Immunol. Rev. 206:83-99. [Article]