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Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor Cdkn2c regulates B cell homeostasis and function in the NZM2410-derived murine lupus susceptibility locus Sle2c1.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2011
Xu Zhiwei, Potula Hari-Hara S K, Vallurupalli Anusha, Perry Daniel, Baker Henry, Croker Byron P, Dozmorov Igor, Morel Laurence
Abstract excerpt
Sle2c1 is an NZM2410- and NZB-derived lupus susceptibility locus that induces an expansion of the B1a cell compartment. B1a cells have a repertoire enriched for autoreactivity, and an expansion of this B cell subset occurs in several mouse models of lupus. A combination of genetic mapping and candidate gene analysis presents Cdkn2c, a gene encoding for cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p18(INK4c) (p18), as the...
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