Research team identifies target protein regulating autoimmune disease lupus

Schematic of the mechanism of action of ETV5 on TFH cell differentiation. Credit: POSTECH A research team including Professor Yoontae Lee and Jiho Park, a Ph.D. candidate, from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has discovered that a particular protein promotes the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). B cells, components of the body’s immune system, produce antibodies to combat pathogens such as viruses that enter the body from Read More

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