Article
Lack of the transcriptional coactivator OBF-1 prevents the development of systemic lupus erythematosus-like phenotypes in Aiolos mutant mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Feb 2003
Sun Jian, Matthias Gabriele, Mihatsch Michael J, Georgopoulos Katia, Matthias Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Here we show that mice lacking the zinc finger transcription factor Aiolos develop the symptoms of human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is characterized by the production of anti-dsDNA Ab and immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis. This finding indicates that normal Aiolos function is necessary to maintain immune homeostasis and suppress the development of systemic autoimmune disease and implicates...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- B-Lymphocytes
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Germinal Center
- Humans
- Ikaros Transcription Factor
