Caspase-8 Variant G Regulates Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte Aggressive Behavior.
Ansalone, C., Ainsworth, R.I., Nygaard, G., Ai, R., Prideaux, E.B., Hammaker, D., Perumal, N.B., Weichert, K., Tung, F., Kodandapani, L., Sauder, J.M., Mertsching, E.C., Benschop, R.J., Boyle, D.L., Wang, W., Firestein, G.S.(2022) ACR Open Rheumatol 4: 288-299
- PubMed: 34963199 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11384
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
7LVJ, 7LVM - PubMed Abstract: 
Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) play a pivotal role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by contributing to synovial inflammation and progressive joint damage. An imprinted epigenetic state is associated with the FLS aggressive phenotype. We identified CASP8 (encoding for caspase-8) as a differentially marked gene and evaluated its pathogenic role in RA FLSs.
Organizational Affiliation: 
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.