SETDB1 is required for intestinal epithelial differentiation and the prevention of intestinal inflammation.
Lea JužnićKenneth PeukerAnne StrigliMario BroschAlexander HerrmannRobert HäslerMichael KochLiz MatthiesenYvonne ZeissigBritt-Sabina PetersenAlexander NuberGunnar SchottaVolker NeumeisterTriantafyllos ChavakisThomas KurthMathias LescheAndreas DahlAnne von MässenhausenAndreas LinkermannStefan SchreiberKonrad AdenPhilip C RosenstielAndre FrankeJochen HampeSebastian ZeissigPublished in: Gut (2020)
SETDB1 plays an essential role in intestinal epithelial homeostasis. Future work is required to investigate whether rare variants in SETDB1 contribute to the pathogenesis of IBD.