Activation of autoreactive B cells by endogenous TLR7 and TLR3 RNA ligands

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 47, 2012, Pages 39789-39799

  Green, Nathaniel M ^a,b   Moodys, Krishna Sulayman ^a,b   Debatiss, Michelle ^b   Marshak Rothsteins, Ann ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS-LIGANDS; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B CELLS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA LIGAND; RNA SEQUENCES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

ANTIGENS; LIGANDS; MAMMALS; RNA;

BIOACTIVITY;

AUTOANTIGEN; INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; URIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; LIGANDS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RNA; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 7; URIDINE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84869237288     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.383000     Document Type: Article

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