AIM2 Drives Joint Inflammation in a Self-DNA Triggered Model of Chronic Polyarthritis.

Mice lacking DNase II display a polyarthritis-like disease phenotype that is driven by translocation of self-DNA into the cytoplasm of phagocytic cells, where it is sensed by pattern recognition receptors. While pro-inflammatory gene expression is non-redundantly linked to the presence of STING in t...

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Main Authors: Christopher Jakobs, Sven Perner, Veit Hornung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4482750?pdf=render