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SLAM-SAP signaling promotes differentiation of IL-17-producing T cells and progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 2014
Huang Yu-Hsuan, Tsai Kevin, Ma Caixia, Vallance Bruce A, Priatel John J, Tan Rusung
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IL-17 plays critical roles in host defenses, combating bacterial and fungal infections, as well as the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The signaling adaptor SAP is essential for normal immune homeostasis and mutations within SH2D1A, the locus encoding this protein, result in serious and sometimes fatal syndromes, including X-linked lymphoproliferative...
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