Similarities and differences between IL11 and IL11RA1 knockout mice for lung fibro-inflammation, fertility and craniosynostosis
Benjamin Ng, Anissa Anindya Widjaja, Sivakumar Viswanathan, Jinrui Dong, Sonia Pankaj Chothani, Stella Lim, Shamini Guna Shekeran, Jessie Tan, Narelle E. McGregor, Emma C. Walker, Natalie A. Sims, Sebastian Schäfer, Stuart A. Cook
This study compares IL11 and IL11RA1 knockout mice, finding IL11 deficiency protects against lung fibro-inflammation but causes infertility, while IL11RA1 deficiency leads to craniosynostosis.
Scientific Reports · Jul 8, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology