RAGE-independent autoreactive B cell activation in response to chromatin and HMGB1/DNA immune complexes
Avalos AM, Kiefer K, Tian J, Christensen S, Shlomchik M, Coyle AJ, Marshak-Rothstein A. RAGE-independent autoreactive B cell activation in response to chromatin and HMGB1/DNA immune complexes. Autoimmunity 2009, 43: 103-110. PMID: 20014975, PMCID: PMC2929824, DOI: 10.3109/08916930903384591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAM14 B cellsB cell activationHMGB1-DNA complexHMGB1-RAGE interactionNuclear DNACell activationAutoreactive B cell activationB cell responsesB cellsDNA immune complexesImmune complexesSoluble formRole of HMGB1DNAAutoreactive B cell responsesCell responsesCell debrisCellsCellular debrisExcessive accumulationRAGE-deficient miceSystemic autoimmune diseaseActivationRole of RAGETLR9-dependent manner