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Effects of APRIL (TNFSF13) polymorphisms and splicing isoforms on the secretion of soluble APRIL.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Aug 2012
Furuya Takumi, Koga Minori, Hikami Koki, Kawasaki Aya, Tsuchiya Naoyuki
Abstract excerpt
Functional APRIL (TNFSF13) is a secreted trimer generated by furin protease cleavage. We previously reported the association of APRIL haplotypes formed by two nonsynonymous polymorphisms, Gly67Arg and Asn96Ser, with systemic lupus erythematosus. Here, we tested the hypothesis that polymorphisms and/or alternative splicing may influence the generation of soluble APRIL (sAPRIL). HEK 293T cells were transfected with...
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