High levels of soluble GPR56/ADGRG1 are associated with positive rheumatoid factor and elevated tumor necrosis factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Background: GPR56/ADGRG1 is a member of the adhesion-class G protein-coupled receptor (aGPCR) family important in brain development, oncogenesis and tumor metastasis. Like other aGPCRs, GPR56 is cleaved at the GPCR proteolysis site (GPS) motif into an N-terminal fragment (NTF) and a C-terminal fragm...

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Main Authors: Wen-Yi Tseng, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu, Tai-Yun Yang, Nien-Yi Chiang, Wen-Pin Tsai, Siamon Gordon, Gin-Wen Chang, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shue-Fen Luo, Hsi-Hsien Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217300944