A new study of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) highlights the importance of mitochondria and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the generation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that have the enhanced potential to elicit interferon-induced gene expression.
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Muller, S., Radic, M. Oxidation and mitochondrial origin of NET DNA in the pathogenesis of lupus. Nat Med 22, 126–127 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.4044
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