J J Lyons, Y Liu, C A Ma, X Yu, M P O'Connell, M G Lawrence, Y Zhang, K Karpe, M Zhao, A M Siegel, K D Stone, C Nelson, N Jones, T DiMaggio, D N Darnell, E Mendoza-Caamal, L Orozco, J D Hughes, J McElwee, R J Hohman, P A Frischmeyer-Guerrerio, M E Rothenberg, A F Freeman, S M Holland, J D Milner
Nonimmunological connective tissue phenotypes in humans are common among some congenital and acquired allergic diseases. Several of these congenital disorders have been associated with either increased TGF-β activity or impaired STAT3 activation, suggesting that these pathways might intersect and that their disruption may contribute to atopy. In this study, we show that STAT3 negatively regulates TGF-β signaling via ERBB2-interacting protein (ERBIN), a SMAD anchor for receptor activation and SMAD2/3 binding protein...
March 6, 2017: Journal of Experimental Medicine