A hypermorphic Nfkbid allele represents an Idd7 locus gene contributing to impaired thymic deletion of autoreactive diabetogenic CD8+ T-cells in NOD mice.
Maximiliano Presa, Jeremy J. Racine, Jennifer R. Dwyer, Deanna J. Lamont, Jeremy J. Ratiu, Vishal Kumar Sarsani, Yi-Guang Chen, Aron Geurts, Ingo Schmitz, Timothy Stearns, Jennifer Allocco, Harold D. Chapman, David V. Serreze
This study identifies a hypermorphic Nfkbid allele at the Idd7 locus that impairs thymic deletion of autoreactive CD8+ T-cells in NOD mice, contributing to type 1 diabetes development.
bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2018 · PreprintImmunology