Inactive Rhomboid Protein 2 Mediates Intestinal Inflammation by Releasing Tumor Necrosis Factor–α
Author(s) -
Jee Hyun Kim,
Sung Wook Hwang,
Jaemoon Koh,
Jaeyoung Chun,
Changhyun Lee,
Jong Pil Im,
Joo Sung Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izz239
Subject(s) - rhomboid , inflammation , tumor necrosis factor alpha , tumor necrosis factor α , medicine , necrosis , cancer research , immunology , pathology , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , proteases
Inactive rhomboid 2 (iRhom2) is an essential molecule required for the maturation of tumor necrosis factor–α–converting enzyme in immune cells, which regulates TNF-α release. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of iRhom2 in intestinal inflammation.
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