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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2026

Syk inhibition limits autoimmunity and abnormal B cell phenotype and function in mice with B cell-specific TRAF3 deficiency.

Emma L Hornick, Kyp Oxley, Ivy L Debreceni, Nathaniel Wieting, Tiffany K Ybarra, Bruce S Hostager, Scott M Lieberman, Gail A Bishop

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Emma L HornickDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Kyp OxleyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Ivy L DebreceniInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Nathaniel WietingDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Tiffany K YbarraDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Bruce S HostagerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Scott M LiebermanInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4082-7582
Gail A BishopDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1291-5078

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jon C.D. Houtman · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
Regulation of B cell signaling in autoimmunity by TRAF3R01AI162656 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BISHOP, GAIL A. · 2021 to 2024
$2.0M
BLRD VA I01 BX001702BLRD VA IK6 BX005392NCI NIH HHS P30 CA086862NCI NIH HHS R01AI162656NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI162656University of Iowa
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Abstract

Autoimmune disorders reduce quality of life and lifespan and can increase B cell lymphoma risk. The adaptor protein TRAF3 regulates B cell survival, activation, and differentiation by restraining signaling through Toll-like receptors, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily members, and the B cell antigen receptor-pathways linked to autoimmunity and lymphoma. Mice lacking TRAF3 in B cells (B-Traf3-/-) develop both autoimmunity and B cell malignancies. TRAF3 negatively regulates activation of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), which is involved in multiple B cell signaling pathways. B-Traf3-/- mice treated with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Syk inhibitor Fostamatinib, exhibited reduction in autoantibodies, gland inflammation, and expansion of autoimmune-associated B cell populations. Fostamatinib also corrected enhanced pro-survival proteins and aberrant B cell survival in Traf3-/- B cells, without inhibiting humoral responses to immunization. These findings identify elevated Syk activation as a key driver of B cell dysfunction and autoimmunity in B-Traf3-/- mice, suggesting therapeutic potential for Syk inhibitors in conditions linked to decreased B cell TRAF3 levels.

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AutoimmunityB-LymphocytesOxazinesSyk KinaseTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3AminopyridinesAnimalsAutoantibodiesMiceMice, KnockoutMorpholinesPhenotypePyridinesPyrimidinesSignal TransductionAminopyridinesAutoantibodiesfostamatinibMorpholinesOxazinesPyridinesPyrimidinesSyk KinaseSyk protein, mouseTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3autoimmunityB cellssignal transduction

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PMCPMC13105860

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