| Literature DB >> 15032586 |
Mila Jankovic1, Rafael Casellas, Nikos Yannoutsos, Hedda Wardemann, Michel C Nussenzweig.
Abstract
Autoreactive antibodies are etiologic agents in a number of autoimmune diseases. Like all other antibodies these antibodies are produced in developing B cells by V(D)J recombination in the bone marrow. Three mechanisms regulate autoreactive B cells: deletion, receptor editing, and anergy. Here we review the prevalence of autoantibodies in the initial antibody repertoire, their regulation by receptor editing, and the role of the recombinase proteins (RAG1 and RAG2) in this process.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15032586 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.22.012703.104707
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Annu Rev Immunol ISSN: 0732-0582 Impact factor: 28.527