Importantly, the blockade of either PD-1 or PD-L1 can trigger rapid-onset T1D, whereas antibody-mediated neutralization of CTLA-4 does not seem to cause T1D (Quandt et al., 2020), strongly suggesting a specific and indispensable role of PD-1:PD-L1 signaling in pancreatic islet homeostasis. The gene discussed is PDCD1; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.