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PTPN22 controls the germinal center by influencing the numbers and activity of T follicular helper cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Feb 2014
Maine Christian J, Marquardt Kristi, Cheung Jocelyn, Sherman Linda A
Abstract excerpt
A single nucleotide polymorphism in PTPN22 (R620W), which encodes the Lyp tyrosine phosphatase, has been linked to a number of autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. Studies in PTPN22 knockout (KO) mice and in mice expressing the mouse homolog of the pro-autoimmune allele, PEP(R619W), have reported increased germinal center activity and enhanced Ab...
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