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Endosomal TLR signaling is required for anti-nucleic acid and rheumatoid factor autoantibodies in lupus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Jul 2009
Kono Dwight H, Haraldsson M Katarina, Lawson Brian R, Pollard K Michael, Koh Yi Ting, Du Xin, Arnold Carrie N, Baccala Roberto, Silverman Gregg J, Beutler Bruce A, Theofilopoulos Argyrios N
Abstract excerpt
Using the Unc93b1 3d mutation that selectively abolishes nucleic acid-binding Toll-like receptor (TLR) (TLR3, -7, -9) signaling, we show these endosomal TLRs are required for optimal production of IgG autoAbs, IgM rheumatoid factor, and other clinical parameters of disease in 2 lupus strains, B6-...
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