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Enhanced Expression of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase in B Cells Drives Systemic Autoimmunity by Disrupting T Cell Homeostasis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jul 2016
Corneth Odilia B J, de Bruijn Marjolein J W, Rip Jasper, Asmawidjaja Patrick S, Kil Laurens P, Hendriks Rudi W
Abstract excerpt
Upon BCR stimulation, naive B cells increase protein levels of the key downstream signaling molecule Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Transgenic CD19-hBtk mice with B cell-specific BTK overexpression show spontaneous germinal center formation, anti-nuclear autoantibodies, and systemic autoimmunity resembling lupus and Sjögren syndrome. However, it remains unknown how T cells are engaged in this pathology. In this...
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