Death receptor 6 contributes to autoimmunity in lupus-prone mice

oleh: Daisuke Fujikura, Masahiro Ikesue, Tsutomu Endo, Satoko Chiba, Hideaki Higashi, Toshimitsu Uede

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-01-01

Deskripsi

Germinal centre (GC) reactions are driven by T follicular helper (Tfh) cells and their dysregulation can cause autoimmune disease. Here the authors show that the orphan receptor DR6 is a Tfh cell marker that binds syndecan-1 on GC B cells driving autoimmunity in lupus-prone mice.