TLR9 Promotes Tolerance by Restricting Survival of Anergic Anti-DNA B Cells, Yet Is Also Required for Their Activation
Nickerson KM, Christensen SR, Cullen JL, Meng W, Prak E, Shlomchik MJ. TLR9 Promotes Tolerance by Restricting Survival of Anergic Anti-DNA B Cells, Yet Is Also Required for Their Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 1447-1456. PMID: 23296704, PMCID: PMC3563726, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-DNA B cellsB cellsBone marrowAbsence of TLR9Autoimmune prone animalsAutoimmune-prone MRLSystemic lupus erythematosusAnergic B cellsB cell compartmentB cell toleranceAb-forming cellsL chain editingB cell life spanFunctional anergyLupus erythematosusTLR9 expressionAutoreactive cellsPeripheral activationExtrafollicular pathwayPeripheral repertoireSystemic autoimmunityMouse modelAnergic cellsTLR9Cell life span
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