Distributed Clonal Deletion Prevents Autoimmune Disease Progression
Anna Minh Newen, Uzair Ahmad Ansari, Mikala JoAnn Simpson, Fiona Flynn, S.K. Sharma, Michael Ivanov, Ishaan Antani, Dylan Pfannenstiel, Baktiar Karim, Laura Bassel, Brian J. Capaldo, Qingrong Chen, Daoud M. Meerzaman, Indu Raman, Chengsong Zhu, , Christian Thomas Mayer
This study shows that distributed clonal deletion checkpoints prevent autoimmune disease by restricting autoreactive B cell diversification and persistence.
Cell Reports · Jul 25, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology