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Downregulation of the phosphatase JKAP/DUSP22 in T cells as a potential new biomarker of systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis.
Oncotarget - 6 Sept 2016
Chuang Huai-Chia, Chen Yi-Ming, Hung Wei-Ting, Li Ju-Pi, Chen Der-Yuan, Lan Joung-Liang, Tan Tse-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that is characterized by systemic inflammation and multiple organ failures. Dysregulation of T cells plays a critical role in SLE pathogenesis. Our previous study indicates that JKAP (also named DUSP22) inhibits T-cell activation and that JKAP knockout mice develop spontaneous autoimmunity; therefore, we investigated whether JKAP downregulation is...
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