Figure 1. Compound loss of Bim and other BH3-only proteins can cause organ-specific autoimmune disease.
A. H&E stained sections of tissues from lethally irradiated Rag1•/• mice reconstituted with hematopoietic precursors from WT or Vav-BCL-2tg mice, or mice lacking the indicated BH3-only proteins. Arrows indicate areas of lymphocytic infiltration. B. Immunofluorescent staining of Rag1•/• mouse tissues with serum from Rag1•/• mice reconstituted with hematopoietic precursors from WT or Vav-BCL-2tg mice, or mice lacking the indicated BH3-only proteins. Auto-antibody reactivity is shown in green and nuclear DAPI staining in blue. Images are representative of n=4 mice per group.