title: B-lymphocyte stimulator/a proliferation-inducing ligand heterotrimers are elevated in the sera of patients with autoimmune disease and are neutralized by atacicept and B-cell maturation antigen-immunoglobulin.
authors.affiliation: Preclinical Research and Development, ZymoGenetics, Inc, 1201 Eastlake Ave East, Seattle, WA 98102, USA. dillons@zgi.com
authors.forename: Stacey R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: Kenneth B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Margaret D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Bukowski
authors.forename: Nels B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Hamacher
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lantry
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: Cecile M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Krejsa
authors.forename: Jeff L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pederson
authors.forename: Keith B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Elkon
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wener
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dall'Era
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D053301:B-Cell Maturation Antigen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D053300:Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D053301:B-Cell Maturation Antigen; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C114631:TNFSF13 protein, human; C505719:TNFSF13B protein, human; D053300:Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13; D015847:Interleukin-4; C524618:TACI receptor-IgG Fc fragment fusion protein