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Expression Of The Autoimmune Fcgr2b Nzw Allele Fails To Be Upregulated In Germinal Center B Cells And Is Associated With Increased Igg Production, S.M. Ziaur Rahman, H. Niu, D. Perry, Timothy L. Manser, L. Morel
Expression Of The Autoimmune Fcgr2b Nzw Allele Fails To Be Upregulated In Germinal Center B Cells And Is Associated With Increased Igg Production, S.M. Ziaur Rahman, H. Niu, D. Perry, Timothy L. Manser, L. Morel
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers
The inhibitory receptor FcγRIIb regulates B-cell functions. Genetic studies have associated Fcgr2b polymorphisms and lupus susceptibility in both humans and murine models, in which B cells express reduced FcγRIIb levels. Furthermore, FcγRIIb absence results in lupus on the appropriate genetic background, and lentiviral-mediated FcγRIIb overexpression prevents disease in the NZM2410 lupus mouse. The NZM2410/NZW allele Fcgr2b is, however, located in-between Sle1a and Sle1b, two potent susceptibility loci, making it difficult to evaluate Fcr2bNZW independent contribution. By using two congenic strains that each carries only Sle1a (B6.Sle1a(15–353)), or Fcr2bNZW in the absence of Sle1a or Sle1b (B6.Sle1(111–148)), we show that the …