Three ALS genes regulate expression of the MHC class II antigen presentation pathway
Binkai Chi, Muhammet M. Öztürk, Christina L. Paraggio, Claudia E. Leonard, Maria E. Sanita, Mahtab Dastpak, Jeremy D. O’Connell, Jordan A. Coady, Jiuchun Zhang, Steven P. Gygi, Rodrigo Lopez-Gonzalez, Robin Reed
The paper shows that ALS genes FUS, TAF15, and MATR3 regulate the MHC II antigen presentation pathway by downregulating HLA-DR and CD74 through loss of CIITA, with implications for immune system failure in ALS.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology