Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TASL are associated with an increased risk for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but how these SNPs and TASL contribute to disease is unclear. Here the authors demonstrate that Tasl is required for disease pathogenesis in pre-clinical mouse models of SLE, and that an SLE-associated SNP in TASL increases its protein translation.
- Laura Lau
- Taryn A. Cariaga
- Paolo S. Manzanillo