[HTML][HTML] Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity

M Rojas, P Restrepo-Jiménez, DM Monsalve… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Molecular mimicry is one of the leading mechanisms by which infectious or chemical agents
may induce autoimmunity. It occurs when similarities between foreign and self-peptides …

Targeting protein phosphatases in cancer immunotherapy and autoimmune disorders

SM Stanford, N Bottini - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Protein phosphatases act as key regulators of multiple important cellular processes and are
attractive therapeutic targets for various diseases. Although extensive effort has been …

The heterogeneous pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus

J Ilonen, J Lempainen, R Veijola - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from the destruction of pancreatic β-cells that is
mediated by the immune system. Multiple genetic and environmental factors found in …

PTP1B is an intracellular checkpoint that limits T-cell and CAR T-cell antitumor immunity

F Wiede, KH Lu, X Du, MN Zeissig, R Xu, PK Goh… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Immunotherapies aimed at alleviating the inhibitory constraints on T cells have
revolutionized cancer management. To date, these have focused on the blockade of cell …

A small molecule inhibitor of PTP1B and PTPN2 enhances T cell anti-tumor immunity

S Liang, E Tran, X Du, J Dong, H Sudholz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases 1B (PTP1B) and N2 (PTPN2) has emerged
as an exciting approach for bolstering T cell anti-tumor immunity. ABBV-CLS-484 is a …

Whole-genome sequencing of a sporadic primary immunodeficiency cohort

JED Thaventhiran, H Lango Allen, OS Burren, W Rae… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Primary immunodeficiency (PID) is characterized by recurrent and often life-threatening
infections, autoimmunity and cancer, and it poses major diagnostic and therapeutic …

PTPN 2 phosphatase deletion in T cells promotes anti‐tumour immunity and CAR T‐cell efficacy in solid tumours

F Wiede, KH Lu, X Du, S Liang, K Hochheiser… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Although adoptive T‐cell therapy has shown remarkable clinical efficacy in haematological
malignancies, its success in combating solid tumours has been limited. Here, we report that …

T cell/B cell collaboration and autoimmunity: an intimate relationship

L Petersone, NM Edner, V Ovcinnikovs… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Co-ordinated interaction between distinct cell types is a hallmark of successful immune
function. A striking example of this is the carefully orchestrated cooperation between helper …

B cells in type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease

MJ Smith, KM Simmons, JC Cambier - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2017 - nature.com
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disorder that affects an estimated 30
million people worldwide. It is characterized by the destruction of pancreatic β cells by the …

A CRISPR-Cas9 delivery system for in vivo screening of genes in the immune system

MW LaFleur, TH Nguyen, MA Coxe, KB Yates… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Therapies that target the function of immune cells have significant clinical efficacy in
diseases such as cancer and autoimmunity. Although functional genomics has accelerated …