Fibroblast A20 governs fibrosis susceptibility and its repression by DREAM promotes fibrosis in multiple organs

A20 gene variants are linked with systemic sclerosis (SS), but the mechanisms are unclear. Here, the authors show that A20 expression is reduced in SS skin and lungs, that its ablation in mice induces SS, and that show that fibrosis can be ameliorated by induction of A20.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wenxia Wang, Swarna Bale, Jun Wei, Bharath Yalavarthi, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, Jing Jing Yan, Hiam Abdala-Valencia, Dan Xu, Hanshi Sun, Roberta G. Marangoni, Erica Herzog, Sergejs Berdnikovs, Stephen D. Miller, Amr H. Sawalha, Pei-Suen Tsou, Kentaro Awaji, Takashi Yamashita, Shinichi Sato, Yoshihide Asano, Chinnaswamy Tiruppathi, Anjana Yeldandi, Bettina C. Schock, Swati Bhattacharyya, John Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33767-y
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Summary:A20 gene variants are linked with systemic sclerosis (SS), but the mechanisms are unclear. Here, the authors show that A20 expression is reduced in SS skin and lungs, that its ablation in mice induces SS, and that show that fibrosis can be ameliorated by induction of A20.
ISSN:2041-1723