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Dissection of the trans-endocytosis and signal inhibition functions of CTLA-4 through the study of a disease-associated Y139C mutation.
Cellular & molecular immunology - 1 Nov 2025
Zhao Zhishan, Wu Peng, Li Qingman, Sun Di, Wu Lize, Xu Yiping, Zhao Fan, Wu Dandan, Chen Ziwei, Yuan Pengkun, Zhu Kaixiang, Jin Xuexiao, Wang Pengfei, An Chenyi, Neculai Dante, Chen Wei, Lu Meiping, Lu Linrong
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) plays a crucial role in maintaining peripheral immune tolerance, but its mechanisms of action are highly complicated. Here, through the generation of a gene knock-in (KI) mouse carrying a CTLA-4 Y139C human patient-derived pathogenic mutation, we phenocopied the lethal autoimmune diseases in Ctla4 KO mice due to the impairment of Treg functions. Interestingly,...
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- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Animals
- Humans
- Signal Transduction
- Mice
