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TRAF6-deficient mice display hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Jun 2002
Naito Asuka, Yoshida Hisahiro, Nishioka Eri, Satoh Mizuho, Azuma Sakura, Yamamoto Tadashi, Nishikawa Shin-ichi, Inoue Jun-ichiro
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) is an adapter protein that links signals from members of the TNFR superfamily and Toll/IL-1 receptor family to activation of transcription factors NFkappaB and AP-1. Analysis of TRAF6-deficient mice revealed that TRAF6 is essential for normal bone formation and establishment of immune and inflammatory systems. Here we report that TRAF6 deficiency...
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