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p38 MAP kinase drives the expression of mast cell-derived IL-9 via activation of the transcription factor GATA-1.
Molecular immunology - 1 Feb 2007
Stassen Michael, Klein Matthias, Becker Marc, Bopp Tobias, Neudörfl Christine, Richter Christoph, Heib Valeska, Klein-Hessling Stefan, Serfling Edgar, Schild Hansjörg, Schmitt Edgar
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Mast cells are able to produce a huge panel of mediators including the Th2-type cytokine IL-9, which is considered to be a key mediator for the pathogenesis of allergic asthma, but detailed information on the regulation of IL-9 transcription in mast cells has been scarce. Herein we provide eviden...
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