The XIST lncRNA is a sex-specific reservoir of TLR7 ligands in SLE

The XIST lncRNA is a sex-specific reservoir of TLR7 ligands in SLE

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with a dramatic sex bias, affecting 9 times more women than men. Activation of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) by self-RNA is a central pathogenic process leading to aberrant production of type I interferon (IFN) in SLE, but the specifi...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D. Crawford, Hong Wang, Daniela Trejo-Zambrano, Raffaello Cimbro, C. Conover Talbot Jr., Mekha A. Thomas, Ashley M. Curran, Alexander A. Girgis, John T. Schroeder, Andrea Fava, Daniel W. Goldman, Michelle Petri, Antony Rosen, Brendan Antiochos, Erika Darrah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2023-10-01
Series:JCI Insight
Subjects:
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.169344

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https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.169344

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