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Loss of TACI causes fatal lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity, establishing TACI as an inhibitory BLyS receptor.

BLys , a key cytokine that sustains B cell maturation and tolerance, binds three receptors: BR3, BCMA, and TACI. Results from knockout mice implicate a major functional role for BR3 and a redundant one for BCMA in B cell function. TACI's role is controversial based on defects in TI antibody responses accompanied by B cell hyperplasia in knockout mice. We have presently characterized a precise role for TACI in vivo. TACI(-/-) mice develop fatal autoimmune glomerulonephritis, proteinurea, and elevated levels of circulating autoantibodies. Treatment of B cells with TACI agonistic antibodies inhibits proliferation in vitro and activation of a chimeric receptor containing the TACI intracellular domain induces apoptosis. These results demonstrate the critical requirement for TACI in regulating B cell homeostasis.[1]

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  1. Loss of TACI causes fatal lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity, establishing TACI as an inhibitory BLyS receptor. Seshasayee, D., Valdez, P., Yan, M., Dixit, V.M., Tumas, D., Grewal, I.S. Immunity (2003) [Pubmed]
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