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Expression of A20 by dendritic cells preserves immune homeostasis and prevents colitis and spondyloarthritis.
Nature immunology - 23 Oct 2011
Hammer Gianna Elena, Turer Emre E, Taylor Kimberly E, Fang Celia J, Advincula Rommel, Oshima Shigeru, Barrera Julio, Huang Eric J, Hou Baidong, Malynn Barbara A, Reizis Boris, DeFranco Anthony, Criswell Lindsey A, Nakamura Mary C, Ma Averil
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs), which are known to support immune activation during infection, may also regulate immune homeostasis in resting animals. Here we show that mice lacking the ubiquitin-editing molecule A20 specifically in DCs spontaneously showed DC activation and population expansion of activated T cells. Analysis of DC-specific epistasis in compound mice lacking both A20 and the signaling adaptor MyD88...
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