Transgenic Rescue of Desmoglein 3 Null Mice with Desmoglein 1 to Develop a Syngeneic Mouse Model for Pemphigus Vulgaris

    Tsuyoshi Hata, Koji Nishifuji, Kouji Shimoda, Takashi Sasaki, Taketo Yamada, Takeji Nishikawa, Shigeo Koyasu, Masayuki Amagai
    Studysummary This study reports that the transgenic expression of Dsg1 in mice rescued the severe B6-Dsg3−/− phenotype and created a syngeneic mouse model of pemphigus vulgaris, which may aid in understanding autoimmunity mechanisms.
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