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SUBMITTER: Thumbigere-Math V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6663587 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thumbigere-Math Vivek V Foster Brian L BL Bachu Mahesh M Yoshii Hiroaki H Brooks Stephen R SR Coulter Alyssa A Chavez Michael B MB Togi Sumihito S Neely Anthony L AL Deng Zuoming Z Mansky Kim C KC Ozato Keiko K Somerman Martha J MJ
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20190306 6
This is the first study to our knowledge to report a novel mutation in the interferon regulatory factor 8 gene (IRF8<sup>G388S</sup> ) associated with multiple idiopathic tooth root resorption, a form of periodontal disease. The IRF8<sup>G388S</sup> variant in the highly conserved C-terminal motif is predicted to alter the protein structure, likely impairing IRF8 function. Functional assays demonstrated that the IRF8<sup>G388S</sup> mutant promoted osteoclastogenesis and failed to inhibit NFATc1 ...[more]