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Review
. 2024 Mar 7;44(3):76.
doi: 10.1007/s10875-024-01681-1.

The Complexity of Being A20: From Biological Functions to Genetic Associations

Urekha Karri #  1   2 , Magdalena Harasimowicz #  1 , Manuel Carpio Tumba  1 , Daniella M Schwartz  3
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The Complexity of Being A20: From Biological Functions to Genetic Associations

Urekha Karri et al. J Clin Immunol. .

Abstract

A20, encoded by TNFAIP3, is a critical negative regulator of immune activation. A20 is a ubiquitin editing enzyme with multiple domains, each of which mediates or stabilizes a key ubiquitin modification. A20 targets diverse proteins that are involved in pleiotropic immunologic pathways. The complexity of A20-mediated immunomodulation is illustrated by the varied effects of A20 deletion in different cell types and disease models. Clinically, the importance of A20 is highlighted by its extensive associations with human disease. A20 germline variants are associated with a wide range of inflammatory diseases, while somatic mutations promote development of B cell lymphomas. More recently, the discovery of A20 haploinsufficiency (HA20) has provided real world evidence for the role of A20 in immune cell function. Originally described as an autosomal dominant form of Behcet's disease, HA20 is now considered a complex inborn error of immunity with a broad spectrum of immunologic and clinical phenotypes.

Keywords: A20; A20 haploinsufficiency; TNFAIP3; TNFAIP3 gene mutation; autoinflammatory disease; immune dysregulation disease; inborn error of immunity; review; ubiquitin.

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