China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7): 439-441.

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Update of ERAP1 and psoriasis

XU Yu, WANG Zaixing, DOU Jinfa, YANG Sen   

  1. Institute of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
  • Online:2016-07-15 Published:2019-02-22
  • Contact: YANG Sen, E-mail: yangsen@medmail.com.cn

Abstract: Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase1 (ERAP1) is a gene located in the region of 5q15 with immunologic function. The gene primarily encodes a multifunctional enzyme belonging to the M1 family of aminopeptidases, which plays an important role in the regulation of blood pressure, angiogenesis, shedding of several cytokine receptors in ectodomain and processing of antigenic peptides. ERAP1gene polymorphism is associated with the pathogenesis of psoriasis. The structure and function of ERAP1 and the relation between ERAP1 and psoriasis are reviewed in this paper.

Key words: ERAP1, susceptibility gene, psoriasis