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SUBMITTER: Suzuki K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3179515 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suzuki Kotaro K Murphy Samantha H SH Xia Yifeng Y Yokota Masaya M Nakagomi Daiki D Liu Fei F Verma Inder M IM Nakajima Hiroshi H
PloS one 20110923 9
Mast cells are known to play a pivotal role in allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis by releasing granules containing histamine, LTC4, and other preformed chemical mediators. Previous reports have demonstrated that IKK2 (also called IKKβ), a central intracellular component of NF-κB activation pathways, plays a critical role in IgE-mediated degranulation of mast cells and anaphylaxis in mice. In this study, we show that protein levels of tumor suppressor p53 a ...[more]