| Literature DB >> 27723537 |
Bart O Roep1, Maria Jl Kracht2, Menno van Lummel3, Arnaud Zaldumbide4.
Abstract
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the selective destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells. Beta cell dysfunction caused by an inflammatory microenvironment is believed to trigger the peripheral activation of CD4 and CD8 autoreactive T cells. This review will compile post-transcriptional and post-translational modifications (PTM) involved in the generation of beta cell neoantigens and proposes a reconstruction of the sequence of events connecting environmental changes and autoimmunity. Copyright ÂEntities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27723537 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2016.09.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Immunol ISSN: 0952-7915 Impact factor: 7.486