Article
The nonconventional MHC class II molecule DM governs diabetes susceptibility in NOD mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Morgan Marc A J, Muller Pari S S, Mould Arne, Newland Stephen A, Nichols Jennifer, Robertson Elizabeth J, Cooke Anne, Bikoff Elizabeth K
Abstract excerpt
The spontaneous destruction of insulin producing pancreatic beta cells in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice provides a valuable model of type 1 diabetes. As in humans, disease susceptibility is controlled by the classical MHC class II genes that guide CD4(+) T cell responses to self and foreign antigens. It has long been suspected that the dedicated class II chaperone designated HLA-DM in humans or H-2M in mice also...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
