학술논문
Desmoglein 1 deficiency results in severe dermatitis, multiple allergies and metabolic wasting.
Document Type
Article
Author
Samuelov, Liat; Sarig, Ofer; Harmon, Robert M; Rapaport, Debora; Ishida-Yamamoto, Akemi; Isakov, Ofer; Koetsier, Jennifer L; Gat, Andrea; Goldberg, Ilan; Bergman, Reuven; Spiegel, Ronen; Eytan, Ori; Geller, Shamir; Peleg, Sarit; Shomron, Noam; Goh, Christabelle S M; Wilson, Neil J; Smith, Frances J D; Pohler, Elizabeth; Simpson, Michael A
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Subject
*DESMOGLEINS
*SKIN inflammation
*IMMUNOLOGY
*ALLERGIES
*GENETIC mutation
*CELL adhesion
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ISSN
1061-4036
Abstract
The relative contribution of immunological dysregulation and impaired epithelial barrier function to allergic diseases is still a matter of debate. Here we describe a new syndrome featuring severe dermatitis, multiple allergies and metabolic wasting (SAM syndrome) caused by homozygous mutations in DSG1. DSG1 encodes desmoglein 1, a major constituent of desmosomes, which connect the cell surface to the keratin cytoskeleton and have a crucial role in maintaining epidermal integrity and barrier function. Mutations causing SAM syndrome resulted in lack of membrane expression of DSG1, leading to loss of cell-cell adhesion. In addition, DSG1 deficiency was associated with increased expression of a number of genes encoding allergy-related cytokines. Our deciphering of the pathogenesis of SAM syndrome substantiates the notion that allergy may result from a primary structural epidermal defect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]