Interferon-driven brain phenotype in a mouse model of RNaseT2 deficient leukoencephalopathy

Studies on interferon-driven brain pathology have so far been hampered by the lack of appropriate animal models. Here the authors characterize RNASET2-deficient mice and show that neuroinflammation and brain atrophy are IFNAR1-dependent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthias Kettwig, Katharina Ternka, Kristin Wendland, Dennis Manfred Krüger, Silvia Zampar, Charlotte Schob, Jonas Franz, Abhishek Aich, Anne Winkler, M. Sadman Sakib, Lalit Kaurani, Robert Epple, Hauke B. Werner, Samy Hakroush, Julia Kitz, Marco Prinz, Eva Bartok, Gunther Hartmann, Simone Schröder, Peter Rehling, Marco Henneke, Susann Boretius, A. Alia, Oliver Wirths, Andre Fischer, Christine Stadelmann, Stefan Nessler, Jutta Gärtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26880-x