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Structural insights into pathogenic mechanism of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia caused by ectodysplasin A variants.
Nature communications - 11 Feb 2023
Yu Kang, Huang Chenhui, Wan Futang, Jiang Cailing, Chen Juan, Li Xiuping, Wang Feng, Wu Jian, Lei Ming, Wu Yiqun
Abstract excerpt
EDA is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member, which functions together with its cognate receptor EDAR during ectodermal organ development. Mutations of EDA have long been known to cause X-linked hypohidrotic dysplasia in humans characterized by primary defects in teeth, hair and sweat glands. However, the structural information of EDA interaction with EDAR is lacking and the pathogenic mechanism of EDA...
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