Article
SHARPIN is a key regulator of immune and inflammatory responses.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Oct 2012
Wang Zhe, Potter Christopher S, Sundberg John P, Hogenesch Harm
Abstract excerpt
Mice with spontaneous mutations in the Sharpin gene develop chronic proliferative dermatitis that is characterized by eosinophilic inflammation of the skin and other organs with increased expression of type 2 cytokines and dysregulated development of lymphoid tissues. The mutant mice share phenotypic features with human hypereosinophilic syndromes. The biological function of SHARPIN and how its absence leads to...
Topics
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cytokines
- Dermatitis
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Integrin beta1
- Lymphoid Tissue
- Models, Animal
- Mutation
- NF-kappa B
