Inflammatory mediator TAK1 regulates hair follicle morphogenesis and anagen induction shown by using keratinocyte-specific TAK1-deficient mice.

Transforming growth factor-beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) is a member of the NF-kappaB pathway and regulates inflammatory responses. We previously showed that TAK1 also regulates keratinocyte growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. However, it is unknown whether TAK1 has any role in epithelial-mesen...

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Main Authors: Koji Sayama, Kentaro Kajiya, Koji Sugawara, Shintaro Sato, Satoshi Hirakawa, Yuji Shirakata, Yasushi Hanakawa, Xiuju Dai, Yumiko Ishimatsu-Tsuji, Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon, Shizuo Akira, Ralf Paus, Jiro Kishimoto, Koji Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2890581?pdf=render