| Literature DB >> 24614073 |
Melissa Sambrotta1, Sandra Strautnieks2, Efterpi Papouli3, Peter Rushton4, Barnaby E Clark4, David A Parry5, Clare V Logan5, Lucy J Newbury6, Binita M Kamath7, Simon Ling7, Tassos Grammatikopoulos8, Bart E Wagner9, John C Magee10, Ronald J Sokol11, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani8, Joshua D Smith12, Colin A Johnson5, Patricia McClean13, Michael A Simpson14, A S Knisely2, Laura N Bull15, Richard J Thompson8.
Abstract
Elucidating genetic causes of cholestasis has proved to be important in understanding the physiology and pathophysiology of the liver. Here we show that protein-truncating mutations in the tight junction protein 2 gene (TJP2) cause failure of protein localization and disruption of tight-junction structure, leading to severe cholestatic liver disease. These findings contrast with those in the embryonic-lethal knockout mouse, highlighting differences in redundancy in junctional complexes between organs and species.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24614073 PMCID: PMC4061468 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2918
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330