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ArticleAging cell2026

Perp Deficiency Induces Defective Negative Selection and Autoimmune Arthritis in Aged Mice.

Yan Zhou, Junrong Li, Xiao Leng, Jiao Shi, Gan Zhang, Shan Chen, Dong Liu, Qian Deng, Yan He, Guixiu Shi and 3 more

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Yan ZhouDepartment of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Junrong LiClinical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xiao LengClinical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Jiao ShiClinical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Gan ZhangThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Shan ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Dong LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Qian DengClinical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Yan HeDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Guixiu ShiDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4044-3394
Ying XuClinical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9570-8666
Yuan LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yantang WangClinical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0854-4988

Funding

CMC Excellent-talent Program 2024kjTzn04National Natural Science Foundation of China 81871300National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901521Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2025NSFSC2147the Research Fund of Development and Regeneration Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province 24FYYZ507
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Abstract

Thymic negative selection is characterized by the apoptosis of autoreactive thymocytes and plays a critical role in maintaining self-tolerance. Numerous apoptosis-related genes influence cell fate during T-cell development. The PERP protein functions in apoptosis induction and as a tumor suppressor; however, p53 targets the Perp promoter, leading to its downregulation in various cancers. We investigated the specific role of Perp by studying conditional knock-out mice exhibiting partial thymic T-cell development defects and a significant accumulation of thymic CD4SP T-cells. Ex vivo and in vivo analyses revealed that Perp regulates the survival of thymic T-cell subsets during clonal deletion, particularly CD4SP T-cells following TCR stimulation. These floxed mice also exhibited an expansion of the Helios

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AgingArthritisAutoimmune DiseasesAnimalsApoptosisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesMiceMice, KnockoutThymus Glandagingapoptosisautoimmune arthritisnegative selectionPerpT‐cell

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PMID42023717
PMCPMC13104118

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