Article
Different modulation of Ptpn22 in effector and regulatory T cells leads to attenuation of autoimmune diabetes in transgenic nonobese diabetic mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jul 2013
Yeh Li-Tzu, Miaw Shi-Chuen, Lin Ming-Hong, Chou Feng-Cheng, Shieh Shing-Jia, Chuang Yi-Ping, Lin Shih-Hua, Chang Deh-Ming, Sytwu Huey-Kang
Abstract excerpt
Ptpn22 encodes PEST domain-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (Pep), which negatively regulates TCR proximal signaling and is strongly associated with a variety of autoimmune diseases in humans. The net effect of Pep on the balance of immunity and tolerance is uncertain because of the simultaneous inhibition of TCR-mediated signaling of effector and regulatory T cells (T(regs)). In this study, we generated transgenic...
Topics
- Animals
- CD4 Antigens
- CD8 Antigens
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Female
- Forkhead Transcription Factors
- Genotype
- Incidence
- Interferon-gamma
- Male
