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Cepharanthine Blocks Presentation of Thyroid and Islet Peptides in a Novel Humanized Autoimmune Diabetes and Thyroiditis Mouse Model.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Li Cheuk Wun, Osman Roman, Menconi Francesca, Faustino Larissa C, Kim Kookjoo, Clarke Oliver B, Hou Hanxi, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3 variant (APS3v) refers to an autoimmune condition in which both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and autoimmune thyroiditis (AITD) develop in the same individual. HLA-DR3 confers the strongest susceptibility to APS3v. Previously we reported a unique amino acid signature pocket that predisposes to APS3v. We found that this pocket is flexible and can trigger APS3v by presenting both...
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