1 As such, an alarmin can function as an internal danger signal to trigger innate immunity. Although study of the alarmins is just beginning, the story of HMG1 provides an intriguing example of ...

The study is published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. This molecule from the alarmin family, named TL1A, is released by lung epithelium cells a few minutes after exposure to a mold-type ...

In our group we work on the molecular functions of two novel members of the alarmin family, MRP8 and MRP14, which are released by activated monocytes and granulocytes at local sites of inflammation.