Deleting the BAFF receptor TACI protects against systemic lupus erythematosus without extensive reduction of B cell numbers

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This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council and Victorian State Government Operational Infrastructure Support. JW-B and FM are Senior Research Fellows of the NHMRC. We thank M. Hibbs, F. Vincent and E. McAllister for review of the manuscript. We thank M. Le Page, Z. Nasa, M. Fuchsberger, M. Bijker, H. McGuire, R. Stokes, A. Nguyen, T. Nguyen, and J. Kang for technical assistance. The authors acknowledge the facilities and scientific and technical assistance of the Monash Animal Research Platform (MARP), Monash Histology Platform, Monash Micro Imaging, and the Monash AMREP Flow Cytometry facility.