Key protein discovered in early development of allergic asthma response

This study found that a protein called Blimp-1 is needed early on for the development of lung-specific allergy-fighting cells in mice. This is important because it helps explain how certain immune cells form and move to the lungs, which could improve our understanding of allergic asthma. Senior author Amanda Poholek, PhD, was funded by a Lung Association Innovation Award to discover new targets to treat allergic asthma.