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The ion transporter Na+-K+-ATPase enables pathological B cell survival in the kidney microenvironment of lupus nephritis
Chernova I, Song W, Steach H, Hafez O, Al Souz J, Chen P, Chandra N, Cantley L, Veselits M, Clark M, Craft J. The ion transporter Na+-K+-ATPase enables pathological B cell survival in the kidney microenvironment of lupus nephritis. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadf8156. PMID: 36724234, PMCID: PMC9891690, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsAutoimmune diseasesAmelioration of proteinuriaLupus nephritis biopsiesB cell infiltrationSodium-potassium adenosine triphosphataseB cell survivalPotassium adenosine triphosphataseLupus nephritisCell infiltrationKidney microenvironmentTissue injuryTherapeutic targetPharmacological inhibitionElevated sodium concentrationLupusHostile microenvironmentHigh expressionKidneySodium concentrationGenetic knockoutCell survivalDiseaseCellsAdenosine triphosphatase
2007
TIM-1 and TIM-4 Glycoproteins Bind Phosphatidylserine and Mediate Uptake of Apoptotic Cells
Kobayashi N, Karisola P, Peña-Cruz V, Dorfman D, Jinushi M, Umetsu S, Butte M, Nagumo H, Chernova I, Zhu B, Sharpe A, Ito S, Dranoff G, Kaplan G, Casasnovas J, Umetsu D, DeKruyff R, Freeman G. TIM-1 and TIM-4 Glycoproteins Bind Phosphatidylserine and Mediate Uptake of Apoptotic Cells. Immunity 2007, 27: 927-940. PMID: 18082433, PMCID: PMC2757006, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIM-4TIM-1Apoptotic cellsT cell immunoglobulin mucin (TIM) proteinsPrevention of autoimmunityT cell activationGroup of receptorsDendritic cellsCell activationPeritoneal macrophagesMonoclonal antibodiesEfficient clearanceMouse macrophagesRecognition of phosphatidylserineMucin proteinKidney cellsPhagocytosisMacrophagesCellsPS bindingMediate uptakeAutoimmunityPhosphatidylserine