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Gene deletion of Gabarap enhances Nlrp3 inflammasome-dependent inflammatory responses.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 2013
Zhang Zhirong, Xu Xiaozheng, Ma Jianhui, Wu Jianfeng, Wang Yanhai, Zhou Rongbin, Han Jiahuai
Abstract excerpt
The γ-aminobutyric acid A receptor-associated protein (Gabarap) functions in γ-aminobutyric acid A receptor trafficking and postsynaptic localization in neurons, but its physiological roles in other systems have not been studied. In this study, we report that Gabarap-deficient mice are more susceptible to mortality in two sepsis models. An underlying mechanism of this higher mortality rate in Gabarap(-/-) septic...
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