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ArticleGenes and immunity2020

The type 1 diabetes candidate gene Dexi does not affect disease risk in the nonobese diabetic mouse model.

Janice M Nieves-Bonilla, Badr Kiaf, Cornelia Schuster, Stephan Kissler

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Article in Genes and immunity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Is DEXI a Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility Gene?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Janice M Nieves-BonillaGraduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Badr KiafSection for Immunobiology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Cornelia SchusterSection for Immunobiology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Stephan KisslerSection for Immunobiology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. stephan.kissler@joslin.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USJoslin Diabetes Center · US

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI ROHIT N. KULKARNI · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
TRAINING IN DIABETES AND METABOLISMT32DK007260 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI LAURIE J GOODYEAR · 1986 to 2026
$13.6M
Genetic Modifiers of MHC Class II Presentation in Autoimmune DiabetesR56DK109954 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI KISSLER, STEPHAN · 2016 to 2016
$199k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK109954NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies have implicated more than 50 genomic regions in type 1 diabetes (T1D). A T1D region at chromosome 16p13.13 includes the candidate genes CLEC16A and DEXI. Conclusive evidence as to which gene is causal for the disease association of this region is missing. We previously reported that Clec16a deficiency modified immune reactivity and protected against autoimmunity in the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse model for T1D. However, the diabetes-associated SNPs at 16p13.13 were described to also impact on DEXI expression and others have argued that DEXI is the causal gene in this disease locus. To help resolve whether DEXI affects disease, we generated Dexi knockout (KO) NOD mice. We found that Dexi deficiency had no effect on the frequency of diabetes. To test for possible interactions between Dexi and Clec16a, we intercrossed Dexi KO and Clec16a knockdown (KD) NOD mice. Dexi KO did not modify the disease protection afforded by Clec16a KD. We conclude that Dexi plays no role in autoimmune diabetes in the NOD model. Our data provide strongly suggestive evidence that CLEC16A, not DEXI, is causal for the T1D association of variants in the 16p13.13 region.

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AnimalsAutoimmunityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Disease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyLectins, C-TypeMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred NODMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsCLEC16A protein, mouseDEXI protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsLectins, C-TypeMembrane ProteinsMonosaccharide Transport Proteins

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PMID31435002
PMCPMC7035193
OpenAlexW2969895589

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