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iRHOM2-dependent regulation of ADAM17 in cutaneous disease and epidermal barrier function.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2014
Brooke Matthew A, Etheridge Sarah L, Kaplan Nihal, Simpson Charlotte, O'Toole Edel A, Ishida-Yamamoto Akemi, Marches Olivier, Getsios Spiro, Kelsell David P
Abstract excerpt
iRHOM2 is a highly conserved, catalytically inactive member of the Rhomboid family, which has recently been shown to regulate the maturation of the multi-substrate ectodomain sheddase enzyme ADAM17 (TACE) in macrophages. Dominant iRHOM2 mutations are the cause of the inherited cutaneous and oesophageal cancer-susceptibility syndrome tylosis with oesophageal cancer (TOC), suggesting a role for this protein in...
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