SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE EITAN YEFENOF, PH.D. BORN: September 26, 1948, Tel-Aviv, Israel MARITAL STATUS: Married, two children CITIZENSHIP: Israeli MILITARY SERVICE: IDF, 1966-1969 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: 1972 B.Sc. in Microbiology and Biochemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 1978 Ph.D. in Tumor Immunology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. 1978-1980 Postdoctoral studies, Hebrew University, Deptartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 1975-1978 Research Fellow, Department of Tumor Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. 1978-1981 Instructor, Department of Immunology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 1981-1984 Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 1984-1985 Visiting Scientist, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 1985-1990 Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 1991-1992 Visiting Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 1991-1997 Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 1996-2006 Director, Department of Immunology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 1996-present Chairman, Lautenberg Center of Immunology and Cancer Research, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 1997-present Full Professor, Department of Immunology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 2001-2004 President, Israel Immunological Society PUBLICATION LIST EITAN YEFENOF Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. Antibody redistribution of normal and tumor associated surface antigens. Exp. Cell Res. 88:217-224, 1974. 1. Killander, D., Yefenof, E. and Klein, E. Antibody induced redistribution of surface antigens is independent of the amount of antigen and the cell cycle position. Exp. Cell Res. 89:413-415, 1974. 2. Klein, E., Nilsson, K. and Yefenof, E. A Burkitt lymphoma derived line with cell surface IgG. Clin. Immunol. Immunopath. 3:575-583, 1975. 3. Jondal, M., Klein E. and Yefenof, E. Rosette formation between peripheral Tlymphocytes and lymphoblastoid B cell-lines. Scan. J. Immunol. 4:259-266, 1975. 4. Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. Difference in antibody induced redistribution of membrane IgM in EBV genome free and EBV positive human lymphoid cells. Exp. Cell. Res. 99:175-178,1976. 5. Jondal, M., Klein, G., Oldstone, M.B.A., Bokish, V. and Yefenof, E. Association between complement and EBV receptors on human lymphoid cells. Scan J. Immunol. 5:401-410, 1976. 6. Klein, E., Neuman, H., Steinitz, M. and Yefenof, E., Epstein- Barr Virus (EBV) determined characteristics in lymphoid cells Comparative leukemia research 1975. Bibl. Haemt. No. 43, Eds. J. Clemmesen and D.S. Yohn, pp. 13-18, Karger, Basel, 1976. 7. Yefenof, E., Witz, I.P. and Klein, E. Interaction of antibody and cell surface localized antigen. Int. J. Cancer 17:633-639, 1976. 8. Yefenof, E., Klein, G., Jondal, M. and Oldstone, M.B.A. Two color immunofluorescence studies on the association between EBV receptors and complement receptors on the surface of lymphoid cell lines. Int. J. Cancer 17:693-700, 1976. 9. Yefenof, E., Witz, I.P. and Klein, E. The fate of IgM and of anti IgM on antibody coated Daudi cells. In: Leukocyte membrane determinants regulating immune reactivity, Eds. V.P. Eijsvoogel, D. Roos and W.P. Zeijlemaker, pp. 109, Academic Press, Inc. 1976. 10. Yefenof, E., Klein, G., Ben-Bassat, H. and Lundin, L. Differences in the ConA induced redistribution and agglutination patterns of EBV genome free and EBV carrying human lymphoma lines. Exp. Cell. Res. 108:185-190, 1977. 11. Yefenof, E., Klein, G. and Kvarnung, K. Relationships between complement activation complement binding and EBV absorption of human hematopoietic cell lines. Cell. Immunol. 31:225-233, 1977. 12. Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. Membrane receptor stripping confirms the association between EBV receptors and complement receptors on the surface of human B lymphoma lines. Int. J. Cancer 20: 347-352, 1977. 13. Fenyo, E.M., Yefenof, E., Klein, E. and Klein, G. Immunization of mice with syngeneic Moloney lymphoma cells induces separate antibodies against virion envelope glycoprotein and virus induced cell surface antigen. J. Exp. Med. 146:1521-1533, 1977. 14. Yefenof, E., Bakacs, T., Einhorn, L., Ernberg, I. and Klein, G. Epstein-barr Virus (EBV) receptors, complement receptors and EBV infectability of different lymphocyte fractions of human peripheral blood. I. Complement receptor distribution and complement binding by separated lymphocyte population. Cell. Immunol. 35:34-42, 1978. 15. Einhorn, L., Steinitz, M., Yefenof, E., Ernberg, I., Bakacs, T. and Klein, G. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) receptors, complement receptors and EBV infectability of different lymphocyte fractions of human peripheral blood. II. EBV studies. Cell. Immunol. 35:43-48, 1978. 16. Bakacs, T., Klein, E., Yefenof, E., Gergely, P. and Steinitz, M. Human blood lymphocyte fractionation with special attention to their cytotoxic potential. Z. Immun. Forsch. 154:121-134, 1978. 17. Yefenof, E., Lundin, L. and Klein, G. Shedding of surface IgM from antibody coated human lymphoma lines: Differences between EBV negative lines and their virus converted sublines. Eur. J. Immunol. 8:190-193, 1978. 18. Steinitz, M., Bakacs, T., Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. Inhibition of DNA metabolism in human B lymphocytes by a substrain of EBV (P3HR-1): A method for virus quantitation. Intervirology 10:125-131, 1978. 19. Klein, G., Yefenof, E., Falk, K. and Westman, A. Relationship between Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) - production and the loss of the EBV receptor/complement receptor complex in a series of sublines derived from the same original Burkitt's lymphoma. Int. J. Cancer 21:522-560, 1978. 20. Ber, R., Klein, G, Moar, M., Povey, S., Rosen, A., Westman, A., Yefenof, E. and Zeuthen, J. Somatic cell hybrids between human lymphoma lines. IV. Establishment and characterization of a P3HR-1/Daudi hybrid. Int. J. Cancer 21:707-719, 1978. 21. Yefenof, E. Plasma membrane functions and dynamics of normal and transformed lymphoid cells. Thesis. Tycho Wretman Press, Stockholm, 1978. 22. Viallat, J., Svedmyr, E., Yefenof, E., Klein, G. and Weiland, O. Stimulation of human peripheral blood lymphocytes by autologous EBV-infected B cells. Cell. Immunol. 41:1-8, 1978. 23. Karande, A., Yefenof, E., Fenyo, E.M. and Klein, G. Moloney lymphoma cells express a polyprotein containing the gag gene-coded p15 and Moloney leukemia virus-induced cell surface antigen (MCSA). Int. J. Cancer 23:508513, 1979. 24. Yefenof, E. Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and complement (C) interactions with human lymphoid cells. In: Modern Trends in human leukemia III. (Eds. R. Neth, R.C. Gallo, P.H. Hofschneider and K. Mannweiler), pp. 237-238, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1979. 25. Dierich, M.P., Schultz, T., Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. Detection of proteolytic (C3- cleaving) activity on mouse mastocytoma (p815) cells and other mouse cell lines by formation of cell contact with C3-carrying mouse lymphocytes. Eur. J. Immunol. 9:28-32, 1979. 26. Polliack, A., Yefenof, E., Gamliel, H. and Klein, G. Burkitt's lymphoma cells: Membrane properties and surface morphology as seen by scanning electron microscopy. Leukemia Res. 3:217-225, 1979. 27. Dierich, M.P., Schultz, T., Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. C3 activation proteases of human lymphoblastoid cells superinfected with Epstein-Barr Virus. Cell. Immunol. 51:168-172, 1980. 28. Yefenof, E., Tchakirov, R. and Kedar, E. In vitro generation of cytotoxic lymphocytes against radiation and radiation leukemia virus (RadLV) induced tumors. I. Role of viral antigenicity. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 8:171178, 1980. 29. Yefenof, E. In vitro generation of cytotoxic lymphocytes against radiation and radiation leukemia virus (RadLV) induced tumors. II. A radiation induced thymoma generates cytotoxic response in syngeneic but not in allogeneic lymphocytes. Immunology 41:99-106, 1980. 30. Yefenof, E., Meidav, A. and Kedar, E. In vitro generation of cytotoxic lymphocytes against radiation and radiation leukemia virus (RadLV) induced tumors. III. Suppression of anti tumor immunity in vitro by lymphocytes of mice undergoing RadLV induced leukemogenesis. J. Exp. Med. 152:14731483, 1980. 31. Yefenof, E. Viruses and Cancer. "Ladaat", Science for Youth, 4: 10-13, Weizmann Science Press of Israel, 1981 (Hebrew). 32. Azar, Y., Eidelsztein, P., Yefenof, E., Chriqui, E., Katz-Gross, A., Kedar, E. and Ben-Sasson, S.Z. Antigen specific murine T cell lymphomas: Functional heterogenicity. Cellular Immunol. 65: 194-200, 1981. 33. Yefenof, E., Azar, Y., Eidelsztein, P. and Ben-Sasson, S.Z. Antigen specific murine T cell lymphomas. J. Immunol. 128: 625-628, 1982. 34. Yefenof, E., Goldappel, M. and Ber, R. Nonimmunogenic radiation- induced lymphoma: Immunity induction by a somatic cell hybrid. J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 68: 841-849, 1982. 35. Yefenof, E. and Zilcha, D. High and low leukemogeneic variants of radiation leukemia virus (RadLV) differ in ability to induce tumor specific immune suppression. Int. J. Cancer 30: 355-359, 1982. 36. Yefenof, E., Schwartz, S. and Katz-Gross, A.. Increased humoral and cellular immunity in mice inoculated with allogeneic tumor cells attached to microcarrier beads. Immunol. Letters 6: 39-43, 1983. 37. Yefenof, E. and Ben-David, Y. Suppressor and reactive lymphocytes in radiation leukemia virus (RadLV)-induced leukemogenesis. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 16: 48-52, 1983. 38. Yefenof, E., Yron, I. and Klein, E. Complement-dependent cellular cytotoxcity due to alternative pathway C3 activation by the target cell membrane. Cell. Immunol. 87: 698-702, 1984. 39. Yefenof, E., Ben-David, Y. and Kotler, M. High- and low- leukemogenic variants of the radiation leukemia virus (RadLV): Immunogenic, suppressive and genetic properties in relation to leukemogenic activity. Int. J. Cancer 34: 875-882, 1984. 40. Yefenof, E., Klein, E. and Yron, I. Contribution of activated C3 to lymphocyte-mediated target lysis: Complement-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Mol. Immunol. 21: 1211-1214, 1984. 41. Yefenof, E. and McConnel, I. Interferon amplifies complement activation by Burkitt's lymphoma cells. Nature 313: 684-686, 1985. 42. Yefenof, E., Feinman, R. and Kedar, E. Antigen nonspecific activities in culture supernatant of ovalbumin-specific cloned helper T lymphoma. Immunobiology 169: 520-531, 1985. 43. Ramos, O.F., Sarmay, G., Klein, E., Yefenof, E. and Gergely, J. Complement dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Lymphoblastoid cell-lines that activate C3 and express C3 receptors have elevated sensitivity to lymphocyte mediated lysis in the presence of fresh human serum. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA) 88: 57405744, 1985. 44. Yefenof, E., Sanders, V.M., Snow, C.E., Noelle, R.J., Oliver, K.G., Uhr, S.W. and Vitetta, E.S. Preparation and analysis of antigen specific memory B cells. J. Immunol. 135: 3777-3784, 1985. 45. Yefenof, E. and Ben-David, Y. Immunity and suppression in radiation and RadLV induced leukemogenesis. Leukemia Res. 10; 797-801 1986. 46. Klein, E., Ramos, O., Sarmay, G., Yefenof, E. and Gergely, J. Contribution of activated C3 to lymphocyte mediated target lysis. Proc. 14th Int. Cong. Chemother. 234-238, 1986. 47. Yefenof, E., Sanders V.M., Uhr J.W. and Vitetta E.S. In vitro activation of murine antigen specific memory B cells by a T dependent antigen. J. Immunol. 137:85-90, 1986. 48. Klein, E., Sarmay, G., Ramos, O.F., Yefenof, E. and Gergely, J. Contribution of activated C3 to lymphocyte mediated cytolysis. Mol. Immunol. 23:12571262, 1986. 49. Ben-David, Y., Kotler, M. and Yefenof, E. Leukemogenic, immunogenic and genetic properties of a Thymotropic Radiation Leukemia virus. Int. J. Cancer 39:492-497, 1987. 50. Myers, C.D., Sanders V.M., Yefenof, E., Oliver, K.G., Uhr, J.W. and Vitetta, E.S. Purification and characterization of antigen binding virgin and memory B cells. Methods in Enzymol. 150:316-325, 1987. 51. Yefenof, E. and Klein, E. The third compotent of complement (C3) and its contribution to the immune response. Harefua (Hebrew), 113:175-177, 1987. 52. Ben-David, Y., Yefenof, E. and Kotler, M. Clonal analysis of Radiation Leukemia Virus (RadLV) induced leukemic and preleukemic cells. Cancer Res. 47:6590-6594, 1987. 53. Klein, E., Ramos, O.F., Sarmay, G., Yefenof, E. and Gergely, J. Contribution of C3 fragments to lymphocyte mediated lysis of CR2 carrying cells. In: Lymphocyte Activation and Differentiation (J.L. Mani and J. Dornand, Eds), Walter de Grayter & Co., Belin, New York, pp. 793-796, 1988. 54. Bakacs, T., Totpal, K., Ringwald, G. and Yefenof, E. Comparison of monocyte and complement mediated haemolysis of human A1 erythrocytes: The relationship between antibody, target and effector concentrations in the induction of lysis. J. Clin. Lab. Immunol. 25:53-58, 1988. 55. Kai, C., Klein, E., Sarmay, G., Ramos, O., Yefenof, E. and Klein, G. Elevated NK sensitivity of raji cells carrying acceptor bound C3 fragments. Cell. Immunol. 113:227-234, 1988. 56. Ramos, O.F., Kai, C., Yefenof, E. and Klein, E. The elevated natural killer sensitivity of targets carrying surface attached C3 fragments require the availability of the iC3b receptor (CR3) on the effectors. J. Immunol. 144:12391243, 1988. 57. Yefenof, E., Ben-David, Y. and Kotler, M. Preleukemic cells induced by RadLV are of an oligoclonal nature. Leukemia 2:97-101, 1988. 58. Klein, E., Ramos, O.F., Sarmay, G., Yefenof, E. and Gergely, J. Lysis of CR2 carrying cells by natural killer cells and by activated T lymphocytes is enhanced by C3 fragments. Mol. Immunol. 25:1063-1066, 1988. 59. Ramos, O.F., Algarra, I., Sarmay, G., Yefenof, E., Gergely, J. and Klein, E. Lymphocytes stimulated by allogeneic B cell lines cleave the third component of complement and fix C3 fragments. Their nonspecific lytic capacity is elevated against complement receptor type two (CR2) carrying targets. J. Immunol. 142:217-223, 1989. 60. Ramos, O.F., Patarroyo, M., Yefenof, E. and Klein, E. Requirement of leukocytic cell adhesion molecules CD11a-c/CD18 in the enhanced NK lysis of iC3b-opsonized targets. J. Immunol. l42:4l00-4l04, l989. 61. Yefenof, E., Ramos, O.F., Nilsson, B. and Klein, E. Ligands of CR2 do not interfere with C3 fragment fixation and enhanced NK sensitivity of Raji cells treated with human serum. Immunol. Letters 2l:303-306, 1989. 62. Sprecher, E., Giloh, H., Rachamim, E., Yefenof, E. and Becker, Y. Cytofluorometric analysis of thymic interdigitating cells in normal and irradiated C57BL/6 mice. Leukemia Res. 13:799-809, 1989. 63. Ramos, O.F., Nilsson, B., Nilsson., K., Eggertsen, G., Yefenof, E. and Klein, E. Elevated NK-mediated lysis of Raji and Daudi cells carrying fixed iC3b fragments. Cell Immunol. 119:459-469, 1989. 64. Yefenof, E., Benizri, R., Reiter, Y., Klein, E. and Fishelzon, Z. Potentiation of NK cytotoxicity antibody - C3b/iC3b heteroconjugates. J. Immunol. 144:15381543, 1990. 65. Yefenof, E., Zehavi-Feferman, R. and Guy, R. Control of primary and secondary antibody responses by cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific for a soluble antigen. Eur. J. Immunol. 20:1849-1853, 1990. 66. Klein, E., Di-Renzo, L. and Yefenof, E. Contribution of CR3, CD11b/CD18 to cytolysis by human NK cells. Mol. Immunol. 27:1343-1347, l990. 67. Laskov, R., Ishay-Michaeli, R., Sharir, H., Yefenof, E. and Vlodavsky, I. Production of heparanase by normal and neoplastic murine B-lymphocytes. Int. J. Cancer 47:92-98, 1991. 68. Di-Renzo, .L., Yefenof, E., and Klein, E. The function of human NK cells is enhanced by beta-glucan, a ligand of CR3. Eur. J. Immunol. 21:1755-1758, l99l. 69. Naftalovich, S., Yefenof, E. and Eilam, E. Growth inhibitory and chemotherapeutic effects of TFP and KTZ in murine T cell lymphomas. Cancer Chemoth. Pharmac. 28:384-390, l99l. 71. Yefenof, E., Asjo, B., and Klein, E. Alternative complement pathway activation by HIV infected cells: C3 fixation does not lead to complement lysis but enhances NK sensitivity. Int. Immunol. 3:395-401, 1991. 72. Yefenof, E., Algarra, I., Ramos, O., and Klein, E. Activation and fixation of serum C3 by human B cell lines is enhanced by Interferon gamma and Tumor Necrosis Factor alfa. Complement and Inflamation 8:271-280, l99l. 73. Messika, E., Gallily, R. and Yefenof, E. Radiation Leukemia Virus (RadLV)induced leukemogenesis is associated with an increased number and activity of thymic macrophages. Int. J. Cancer 48:924-930, l991. 74. Yefenof, E., Einat, E. and Klein, E. Potentiation of T cell immunity against Radiation Leukemia Virus induced lymphoma by PSK. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 34:133-137, l99l. 75. Yefenof, E., Epsztein, S. and Kotler, M. Quantitation, in vitro propagation, and characterization of preleukemic cells induced by Radiation Leukemia virus. Cancer Res. 51:2179-2184, 1991. 76. Yefenof, E., Abboud, G., Epszteyn, S. and Vitetta, E.S. Treatment of premalignancy: Prevention of lymphoma in radiation leukemia virusinoculated mice by cyclosporin A and immunotoxin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 89:728-732, l992. 77. Kuraya, M., Yefenof, E., Klein, G. and Klein, E. Expression of complement regulatory proteins CD21, CD55 and CD59 on Burkitt lymphoma lines: their role in sensitivity to human Serum-mediated lysis. Eur. J. Immunol. 22:18711876, 1992. 78. Yefenof, E., Ela, C. Kotler, M. and Vitetta, E.S. Induction of IL-4 by the Radiation Leukemia Virus (RadLV): Role in autocrine growth stimulation of RadLV infected preleukemic cells. Int. J. Cancer 50:481-485, l992. 79. Yefenof, E., Picker, L.J., Scheuermann, R.H., Tucker, T.F., Vitetta, E.S. and Uhr, J.W. Cancer dormancy: Isolation and characterization of dormant lymphoma cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 30:1829-1833, 1993. 80. Guy, R., Yefenof, E. and Zilberman, Y. Mitogenic activation of phosphoinositide turnover and DNA synthesis in murine CD4+8+ thymocytes. Immunol. Letters 36:251-260, 1993. 81. Yefenof, E., Picker, L.J., Scheuermann, R.H., Vitetta, E.S. , Street, N.E., Tucker, T.F. and Uhr, J.W. Induction of B cell tumor dormancy by antiidiotypic antibodies. Current Opinion Immunol. 5:740-744, 1993. 82. Kotler, M., Ruchlemer, R. Avni, O. and Yefenof, E. Radiation Leukemogenesis: Quantitative relationship between preleukemic cells in the thymus and lymphoma induction. Int. J. Cancer 56:761-765, 1994. 83. Scheuermann, R. H., Racila, E., Tucker, T., Yefenof, E., Street, N.E., Vitetta, E.S., Picker, L.J. and Uhr, J.W. Lyn tyrosine kinase signals cell cycle arrest but not apoptosis in B lineage lymphoma cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 91:4048-4052, 1994. 84. Yefenof, E., Magyarlaki, T., Fenyo, E-M., Wahren, B. and Klein, E. Alternative complement pathway activation by CD4+ cells of HIV infected individuals: A possible role in AIDS pathogenesis. Int. Immunol. 6:1361-1366, 1994. 85. Chaushu, S., Chaushu, G., Garfunkel, A.A., Slavin, S., Or, R. and Yefenof, E. Salivary immunoglobulins in recipients of bone marrow grafts: I. A follow up study. Bone Marrow Transpl. 14:871-876, 1994. 86. Chaushu, S., Chaushu, G., Garfunkel, A.A., Slavin, S., Or, R. and Yefenof, E. Salivary immunoglobulins in recipients of bone marrow grafts: II. Transient secretion of donor derived salivary IgA following transplantation of T cell depleted bone marrow. Bone Marrow Transpl. 14:925-928, 1994. 87. Chaushu, G., Itzkovitz-Chaushu, S., Yefenof, E., Slavin, S., Or, R. and Garfunkel, A.A. A longitudinal follow-up of saliva secretion in bone marrow transplanted patients. Oral Surg. Pathol. 79:164-169, 1995. 88. Yefenof, E. and Kotler, M. Radiation Leukemia Virus (RadLV) induced leukemogenesis: A paradigm of preleukemia and its control by preventive therapy. Adv. Cancer Res. 66:293-312, 1995. 89. Racila, E., Scheuermann, R., Picker, L., Yefenof, E., Tucker, T., Chang, W., Marches, R., Street, N., Vitetta, E.S. and Uhr, J.R. Cancer dormancy: Antibody as an agonist in inducing dormancy to a B cell lymphoma in SCID mice. J. Exp. Med. 181:1539-1550, 1995. 90. Messika, E.J., Yefenof, E., Gallily, R., Avni, O. and Baniyash, M. Identification and characterization of a novel protein associated with macrophage complement receptor 3. J. Immunol. 154:6563-6570, 1995. 91. Yefenof, E. Cellular, biochemical and molecular analysis of tumor dormancy. In: Cellular microbiology and pathology. Lombardo Institute of Science, Milano 5:86-92, 1995. 92. Avni, O., Yefenof, E. and Kotler, M. Clonal dominance of RadLV-induced lymphomas. Leukemia Res. 19:971-976, 1995. 93. Jarrah, S., Eran, M, Freier, S, and Yefenof, E. Cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-OP) and substance P (SP) influence immune response to cholera toxin in live animals. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 371:533-536, 1995. 94. Yefenof, E., Gafanovitch, I., Oron, E., Bar, M. and Klein, E. Prophylactic intervention in radiation-leukemia-virus-induced murine lymphoma by the biological response modifier polysaccharide K. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 41:389-396. 1995. 95. Chaushu, G., Chaushu, S., Slavin, S., Or, R., Garfunkel, A.A. and Yefenof, E. Salivary immunoglobulins in recipients of bone marrow grafts: III. A Longtitudinal follow-up of CMV specific antibodies. Bone Marrow Transpl. 17:237-241, 1996. 96. Yefenof, E. and Scheuermann, R. Editors. Premalignancy and Tumor Dormancy. Chapman & Hall, Springer Verlag, 1996. 97. Scheuermann, R. and Yefenof, E. Common and distinct characteristics of premalignancy and tumor dormancy. In: Premalignancy and tumor dormancy (E. Yefenof and R. Scheuermann, Editors), pp. 1-5, Chapman & Hall, Springer Verlag, 1996. 98. Zilberman, Y., Yefenof, E., Oron, E., Dorogin, A. and Guy, R. T cell receptorindependent apoptosis of thymocyte clones induced by a thymic epithelial cell line is mediated by steroids. Cell. Immunol. 170:78-84, 1996. 99. Guy, R., Gafanovich, I., Rosenheimer, N., Oron, E., Yefenof, E., and Zilberman, Y. MHC non-restricted, CD95 independent apoptosis of immature thymocytes induced by thymic epithelial cells. Cell Death Different. 3:431438, 1996. 100. Yefenof, E. A Murine Lymphoma Model of Tumor Dormancy. Pediat. Res. 41:750, 1997. 101. Epsztein, S., Vitetta, E.S. and Yefenof, E. Prophylactic intervention in RadLV-induced lymphomagenesis with an anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibody. J. Immunother. 20:287-291, 1997. 102. Yefenof, E. Apoptosis in the Immune System and Cancer: Common Denominators and Bilateral Implications. Biotherapy 12:1-5, 1998. 103. Avni, O., Pur, Z., Yefenof, E. and Baniyash, M. Complement receptor 3 (CD11b/CD18) of macrophages is associated with Galectin-1. J. Immunol. 160:6151-6158, 1998. 104. Zilberman, Y., Dorogin, A., Oron, E., Guy, R. and Yefenof, E. The involvement of calcium ions and protein kinase C in thymic epithelial cell line induced apoptosis of T lymphoma clones. Immunol. Letters. 67:95-104, 1999. 105. Yefenof, E. Murine models of thymic lymphomas: premalignant scenarios amenable to prophylactic therapy. Adv. Immunol. 73:511-538, 1999. 106. Rosenheimer, N., Haupt, Y., Yefenof, E., Zilberman, Y. and Guy, R. P53 and thymic death by neglect: thymic epithelial cell-induced apoptosis of CD4+8+ thymocytes is P53 independent. Cell Death Different. 7:241-249, 2000. 107. Clinchy, B., Gazdar, A., Rabinovsky, R., Yefenof, E., Gordon, B. and Vitetta, E.S. The growth and metastasis of human, HER-2/neu-overexpressing tumor cell lines in male scid mice. Breast Cancer Res. and Treat. 61:207-228, 2000. 108. Yefenof, E. 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