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Deletion of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation Protein 1 in Mouse T Cells Protects Against Development of Autoimmune Arthritis but Leads to Spontaneous Osteoporosis.

Elisabeth GilisDjoere GaublommeJens StaalKoen VenkenMaarten DhaenensStijn LambrechtJulie CoudenysTine DecruyNadia SchryversYasmine DriegeEmilie DumasAnnelies DemeyerAmélie De MuynckJolanda van HengelLuc Van HoorebekeDieter DeforceRudi BeyaertDirk Elewaut
Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2019)
Overall, these data in murine models of RA highlight MALT-1 as a master regulator of T cell activation, which is relevant to the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis. Furthermore, these findings show that MALT-1 deficiency can lead to spontaneous osteoporosis, which is associated with impaired Treg cell numbers.
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