Epigenetic control of intestinal barrier function and inflammation in zebrafish
Marjoram L, Alvers A, Deerhake ME, Bagwell J, Mankiewicz J, Cocchiaro JL, Beerman RW, Willer J, Sumigray KD, Katsanis N, Tobin DM, Rawls JF, Goll MG, Bagnat M. Epigenetic control of intestinal barrier function and inflammation in zebrafish. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 2770-2775. PMID: 25730872, PMCID: PMC4352795, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424089112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal epithelial cellsUbiquitin-like proteinEpigenetic controlTumor necrosis factorEpigenetic repressionLoss of functionIntestinal epitheliumPrecise regulationInflammatory bowel diseasePromoter methylationBarrier functionChronic inflammationEpithelial cellsTNF inductionPotent cytokineImmune cell recruitmentIntestinal barrier functionCell sheddingTNFA expressionRing fingerProinflammatory stimuliProper responseExpressionHoming signalsCell recruitment