Estrogen receptor α contributes to T cell-mediated autoimmune inflammation by promoting T cell activation and proliferation

    Mohammad I, Starskaia I, Nagy T, Guo J, Yatkin E, Väänänen K, Watford WT, Chen Z

    Sci Signal (2018)

    Published on December 2, 2025

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aap9415

    Core: Finnish Functional Genomics Centre

    Abstract

    Estrogen receptor α promotes T cell activation and exacerbates autoimmune disease.
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