Ecrg4 attenuates the inflammatory proliferative response of mucosal epithelial cells to infection.

Ecrg4 attenuates the inflammatory proliferative response of mucosal epithelial cells to infection.

We report an inverse relationship between expression of the orphan candidate tumor suppressor gene esophageal cancer related gene 4 (Ecrg4), and the mucosal epithelial cell response to infection in the middle ear (ME). First, we found constitutive Ecrg4 mRNA expression in normal, quiescent ME mucosa...

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Main Authors: Arwa Kurabi, Kwang Pak, Xitong Dang, Raul Coimbra, Brian P Eliceiri, Allen F Ryan, Andrew Baird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3634077?pdf=render

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