Immunological functions of the neuropilins and plexins as receptors for semaphorins

A Kumanogoh, H Kikutani - Nature reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Semaphorins were originally identified as axon-guidance molecules that function during
neuronal development. However, cumulative evidence indicates that semaphorins also …

Emerging role of semaphorins as major regulatory signals and potential therapeutic targets in cancer

L Tamagnone - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
Semaphorins are mainly known as guidance signals in development, acting through
receptors called Plexins. However, their role in cancer is rapidly emerging in the regulation …

Emerging roles and mechanisms of semaphorins activity in cancer

C Bica, A Tirpe, A Nutu, C Ciocan, S Chira, ES Gurzau… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Semaphorins are regulatory molecules that are linked to the modulation of several cancer
processes, such as angiogenesis, cancer cell invasiveness and metastasis, tumor growth …

Single-cell transcriptomic analyses of cardiac immune cells reveal that Rel-driven CD72-positive macrophages induce cardiomyocyte injury

SH Ni, JD Xu, SN Sun, Y Li, Z Zhou, H Li… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The goal of our study was to investigate the heterogeneity of cardiac macrophages
(CMφs) in mice with transverse aortic constriction (TAC) via single-cell sequencing and …

Pro-inflammatory properties of H-ferritin on human macrophages, ex vivo and in vitro observations

P Ruscitti, P Di Benedetto, O Berardicurti, N Panzera… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ferritin is an iron-binding molecule, which comprises 24 subunits, heavy (FeH) and light
(FeL) subunits, suggested to have a pathogenic role by the 'hyperferritinemic syndrome'. In …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokines in chronic respiratory diseases

SP Atamas, SP Chapoval, AD Keegan - F1000 biology reports, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cytokines are small, secreted proteins that control immune responses. Within the lung, they
can control host responses to injuries or infection, resulting in clearance of the insult, repair …

The impact of Semaphorin 4C/Plexin-B2 signaling on fear memory via remodeling of neuronal and synaptic morphology

M Simonetti, E Paldy, C Njoo, KK Bali, T Worzfeld… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Aberrant fear is a cornerstone of several psychiatric disorders. Consequently, there is large
interest in elucidation of signaling mechanisms that link extracellular cues to changes in …

Semaphorin 4A exerts a proangiogenic effect by enhancing vascular endothelial growth factor-A expression in macrophages

C Meda, F Molla, M De Pizzol, D Regano… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.aai.org
The axon guidance cues semaphorins (Semas) and their receptors plexins have been
shown to regulate both physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Sema4A plays an …

Semaphorin 4A, 4C, and 4D: Function comparison in the autoimmunity, allergy, and cancer

M Rajabinejad, G Asadi, S Ranjbar, LA Hezarkhani… - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Semaphorins are a group of proteins that are divided into eight subclasses and identified by
a conserved Sema domain on their carboxyl terminus. Sema4A, 4C, and 4D are the …

Semaphorins: their dual role in regulating immune-mediated diseases

Z Vadasz, E Toubi - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2014 - Springer
The semaphorin family members were originally considered to play a role in
neurodevelopment, angiogenesis, tumor development, and metastasis. Over the past few …