TNFSF13B and Autoimmunity: Given the dichotomy between the expansion of the DC subsets and lack of exacerbated clinical autoimmunity in bicongenic mice, we examined the production of several pro-inflammatory cytokines, BAFF, TNF-α, and IFN-α, which are produced by DC and have been shown to play an important role in autoimmunity [10]–[12].