Versnel Marjan A
Department Immunology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Immunity. 2004 Oct;21(4):457-8. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2004.10.003.
Id3(-/-) mice were found to have autoantibodies, lymphocytic infiltrates in, and decreased secretion by exocrine glands. Similar symptoms are found in primary Sjogren's Syndrome. In this issue of Immunity, Li and colleagues suggest an important role for Id3 function in T cell development and Sjogren's Syndrome.
研究发现,Id3基因敲除小鼠体内存在自身抗体、淋巴细胞浸润,且外分泌腺分泌减少。原发性干燥综合征也有类似症状。在本期《免疫》杂志中,李及其同事指出Id3功能在T细胞发育和干燥综合征中发挥重要作用。