Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Gimap5-dependent inactivation of GSK3β is required for CD4+ T cell homeostasis and prevention of immune pathology

  • Andrew R. Patterson,
  • Mehari Endale,
  • Kristin Lampe,
  • Halil I. Aksoylar,
  • Aron Flagg,
  • Jim R. Woodgett,
  • David Hildeman,
  • Michael B. Jordan,
  • Harinder Singh,
  • Zeynep Kucuk,
  • Jack Bleesing,
  • Kasper Hoebe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02897-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Loss of function GIMAP5 mutation is associated with lymphopenia, but how it mediates T cell homeostasis is unclear. Here the authors study Gimap5−/− mice and a patient with GIMAP5 deficiency to show how this GTPAse negatively regulates GSK3β activity to prevent DNA damage and cell death.