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The unfolded protein response and gastrointestinal disease.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 May 2013
Kaser Arthur, Adolph Timon Erik, Blumberg Richard S
Abstract excerpt
As the inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract, the intestinal epithelium serves an essential role in innate immune function at the interface between the host and microbiota. Given the unique environmental challenges and thus physiologic secretory functions of this surface, it is exquisitely sensitive to perturbations that affect its capacity to resolve endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Genetic deletion of...
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