PACT-mediated PKR activation acts as a hyperosmotic stress intensity sensor weakening osmoadaptation and enhancing inflammation

The inability of cells to adapt to increased environmental tonicity can lead to inflammatory gene expression and pathogenesis. The Rel family of transcription factors TonEBP and NF-κB p65 play critical roles in the switch from osmoadaptive homeostasis to inflammation, respectively. Here we identifie...

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Main Authors: Kenneth T Farabaugh, Dawid Krokowski, Bo-Jhih Guan, Zhaofeng Gao, Xing-Huang Gao, Jing Wu, Raul Jobava, Greeshma Ray, Tristan J de Jesus, Massimiliano G Bianchi, Evelyn Chukwurah, Ovidio Bussolati, Michael Kilberg, David A Buchner, Ganes C Sen, Calvin Cotton, Christine McDonald, Michelle Longworth, Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Maria Hatzoglou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/52241