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Impaired IgA class switching in APRIL-deficient mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Mar 2004
Castigli Emanuela, Scott Sumi, Dedeoglu Fatma, Bryce Paul, Jabara Haifa, Bhan Atul K, Mizoguchi Emiko, Geha Raif S
Abstract excerpt
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member APRIL binds to the receptors BCMA on B cells and TACI on B and T cells. To investigate the role of APRIL in immunity, we generated APRIL-deficient mice. APRIL(-/-) mice have normal T and B lymphocyte development, normal T and B cell proliferation in vitro, but increased numbers of CD44(hi)CD62L(lo) CD4(+) effector/memory T cells and increased IgG responses to...
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