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Defects in Actin Dynamics Lead to an Autoinflammatory Condition through the Upregulation of CXCL5 1 2 1 1 Angela M. Verdoni , Richard S. Smith , Akihiro Ikeda *, Sakae Ikeda * 1 Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, 2 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America Abstract Background: Destrin (DSTN) is a member of the ADF/cofilin family of proteins and is an important regulator of actin dynamics. The primary function of destrin is to depolymerize filamentous actin into its monomeric form and promote filament severing. While progress has been made in understanding the biochemical functions of the ADF/cofilin proteins, the study of an animal model for cells deficient for DSTN provides an opportunity to investigate the physiological processes regulated by proper actin dynamics in vivo. A spontaneous mouse mutant, corneal disease 1(corn1), is deficient for DSTN, which causes epithelial hyperproliferation and neovascularization in the cornea. Dstncorn1 mice exhibit an actin dynamics defect in the cornea as evidenced by the formation of actin stress fibers in the epithelial cells. Previously, we observed a significant infiltration of leukocytes into the cornea of Dstncorn1 mice as well as the upregulation of proinflammatory molecules. In this study, we sought to characterize this inflammatory condition and explore the physiological mechanism through which a loss of Dstn function leads to inflammation. Methodology/Principal Findings: Through immunofluorescent analyses, we observed a significant recruitment of neutrophils and macrophages to the Dstncorn1