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However, the molecular regulators of autoimmunity in Lyn-deficient mice and in human lupus remain poorly characterized. In this study, we report that conditional deletion of the membrane\u2013cytoskeleton linker protein ezrin in B cells of Lyn-deficient mice (double knockout [DKO] mice) ameliorates B cell activation and lupus pathogenesis. B cells from DKO mice respond poorly to BCR stimulation, with severe downregulation of major signaling pathways. DKO mice exhibit reduced splenomegaly as well as significantly lower levels of autoantibodies against a variety of autoantigens, including dsDNA, histone, and chromatin. Leukocyte infiltration and deposition of IgG and complement component C3 in the kidney glomeruli of DKO mice are markedly reduced. Our data demonstrate that ezrin is a novel molecular regulator of B cell\u2013associated lupus pathology.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4049\/jimmunol.1800168","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,18]],"date-time":"2018-07-18T15:55:14Z","timestamp":1531929314000},"page":"1353-1358","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Cutting Edge: Deletion of Ezrin in B Cells of Lyn-Deficient Mice Downregulates Lupus Pathology"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"201","author":[{"given":"Debasis","family":"Pore","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7393-1282","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emily","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dina","family":"Dejanovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neetha","family":"Parameswaran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0021-3802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael B","family":"Cheung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neetu","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, OH 44195"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025030417572073200_r1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"543","DOI":"10.1016\/j.biocel.2009.10.011","article-title":"The role of B cells in lupus pathogenesis","volume":"42","author":"Nashi","year":"2010","journal-title":"Int. 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