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Genetic Variants in ERAP1 and ERAP2 Associated With Immune-Mediated Diseases Influence Protein Expression and the Isoform Profile.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Feb 2018
Hanson Aimee L, Cuddihy Thomas, Haynes Katelin, Loo Dorothy, Morton Craig J, Oppermann Udo, Leo Paul, Thomas Gethin P, Lê Cao Kim-Anh, Kenna Tony J, Brown Matthew A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP-1) and ERAP-2, encoded on chromosome 5q15, trim endogenous peptides for HLA-mediated presentation to the immune system. Polymorphisms in ERAP1 and/or ERAP2 are strongly associated with several immune-mediated diseases with specific HLA backgrounds, implicating altered peptide handling and presentation as prerequisites for autoreactivity against an...
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