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Roles of the ubiquitin peptidase USP18 in multiple sclerosis and the response to interferon-β treatment.
European journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2013
Malhotra S, Morcillo-Suárez C, Nurtdinov R, Rio J, Sarro E, Moreno M, Castilló J, Navarro A, Montalban X, Comabella M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ubiquitin specific peptidase 18 (USP18) is a deubiquitinating enzyme that functions as a negative regulator of the type I interferon (IFN) signalling pathway and is specifically induced by type I IFNs. In the present study, previous observations by our group were expanded suggesting an implication of USP18 in multiple sclerosis (MS) based on the finding of a deficient expression of the...
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