Reverse genetics in humanized mice reveals CARD8-mediated pyroptosis causing pancytopenia in human DPP9 deficiency
Tianli Xiao, J. Richard Brewer, Maximillian J. Carlino, Ailin Han, Yamato J. Takabe, Chia‐Yi Lee, Fengrui Zhang, Mi Chen, Holly N. Blackburn, Amin H. Nassar, Qiankun Wang, Kristen Brennand, Liang Shan, Esen Sefik, Diane S. Krause, Richard Anthony Flavell
This study uses reverse genetics in humanized mice to show that DPP9 deficiency causes CARD8-mediated pyroptosis in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, leading to pancytopenia.
Journal of Clinical Investigation · Sep 14, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology