AIM2 deficiency in B cells ameliorates systemic lupus erythematosus by regulating Blimp-1–Bcl-6 axis-mediated B-cell differentiation

Abstract Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) has been reported to be a component of inflammasomes in innate immune cells. Surprisingly, AIM2 is expressed by B cells, and higher AIM2 expression is observed in the B cells from lupus patients. To date, the inflammasome-independent function of AIM2 in B cells r...

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Main Authors: Ming Yang, Di Long, Longyuan Hu, Zhidan Zhao, Qianwen Li, Yunkai Guo, Zhenghao He, Ming Zhao, Liwei Lu, Fen Li, Hai Long, Haijing Wu, Qianjin Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-021-00725-x