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Cutting edge: the PTPN22 allelic variant associated with autoimmunity impairs B cell signaling.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2009
Arechiga Adrian F, Habib Tania, He Yantao, Zhang Xian, Zhang Zhong-Yin, Funk Andrew, Buckner Jane H
Abstract excerpt
PTPN22 is a gene encoding the protein tyrosine phosphatase Lyp. A missense mutation changing residue 1858 from cytosine to thymidine (1858C/T) is associated with multiple autoimmune disorders. Studies have demonstrated that Lyp has an inhibitory effect on TCR signaling; however, the presence of autoantibodies in all of the diseases associated with the 1858T variant and recent evidence that Ca(2+) flux is altered...
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