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Peripheral B cell receptor editing may promote the production of high-affinity autoantibodies in CD22-deficient mice.
European journal of immunology - 1 Oct 2006
Yarkoni Yuval, Fischel Ruth, Kat Inbal, Yachimovich-Cohen Nurit, Eilat Dan
Abstract excerpt
CD22-deficient mice are characterized by B cell hyperactivity and autoimmunity. We have constructed knock-in CD22-/- mice, expressing an anti-DNA heavy (H) chain (D42), alone or combined with Vkappa1-Jkappa1 or Vkappa8-Jkappa5 light (L) chains. The Ig-targeted mice produced a lupus-like serology that was age- and sex-dependent. High-affinity IgG autoantibodies were largely dependent on the selection of B cells...
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