Association of G protein-coupled receptor 78 with salivary dysfunction in male Sjögren's patients.
Tsutomu TanakaMaria C GuimaroHiroyuki NakamuraPaola PerezYoungmi JiDrew G MichaelSandra A AfioneChangyu ZhengCorinne GoldsmithWilliam D SwaimAnne Marie Lynge PedersenJohn A ChioriniPublished in: Oral diseases (2023)
GPR78 overexpression can induce apoptosis and salivary gland hypofunction in male mice through lysosomal dysfunction and increased caspase-dependent apoptosis in salivary gland epithelium, which may drive disease in humans.