2020/04/14 by Rasmus Iversen, Sunniva F. Amundsen, Liv Kleppa +4 · 25 citations
Medicine · Veterinary · #Celiac Disease Research and Management #Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment #Animal health and immunology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.018
The enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2) plays a key role in celiac disease (CeD) pathogenesis through generation of immunogenic, deamidated gluten T-cell epitopes, and as a target of autoantibodies. The disorder is caused by a maladaptive immune response to cereal gluten proteins, and accumulating evidence suggest that interactions between gluten-specific T cells and TG2-specific B cells are important for driving the disease. A big remaining question is where in the body TG2, which is a cytosolic protein, encounters gluten and engages the immune system.