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