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SUBMITTER: Ji C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640546 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ji Changxue C Yang Zhiwen Z Zhong Xiaoming X Xia Jindong J
Biomedical journal 20201230 5
CARD9 is a cytosolic adaptor in myeloid cells, has a critical role in inflammatory disorders, and provides a protective function against microbial pathogen, especially fungal infection. Recently, CARD9 polymorphisms are of interest, showing a positive correlation with the elevated risk of fungal infection, inflammatory bowel disease, and other autoimmune diseases. Mechanistically, CARD9 polymorphisms impair the activation of RelB, a subunit of non-canonical NF-κB, which lead to the reduced cytok ...[more]