Epigenetic regulation of macrophages: from homeostasis maintenance to host defense

S Chen, J Yang, Y Wei, X Wei - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Macrophages are crucial members of the innate immune response and important regulators.
The differentiation and activation of macrophages require the timely regulation of gene …

Molecular mechanisms that influence the macrophage M1–M2 polarization balance

N Wang, H Liang, K Zen - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
As an essential component of innate immunity, macrophages have multiple functions in both
inhibiting or promoting cell proliferation and tissue repair. Diversity and plasticity are …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 suppresses macrophage inflammatory response by blocking proinflammatory cytokine transcription

EH Kobayashi, T Suzuki, R Funayama… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor-2) transcription factor regulates oxidative/xenobiotic
stress response and also represses inflammation. However, the mechanisms how Nrf2 …

Rewiring cancer drivers to activate apoptosis

S Gourisankar, A Krokhotin, W Ji, X Liu, CY Chang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Genes that drive the proliferation, survival, invasion and metastasis of malignant cells have
been identified for many human cancers,,–. Independent studies have identified cell death …

The selection and function of cell type-specific enhancers

S Heinz, CE Romanoski, C Benner… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
The human body contains several hundred cell types, all of which share the same genome.
In metazoans, much of the regulatory code that drives cell type-specific gene expression is …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D receptor-mediated stromal reprogramming suppresses pancreatitis and enhances pancreatic cancer therapy

MH Sherman, TY Ruth, DD Engle, N Ding, AR Atkins… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
The poor clinical outcome in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is attributed to
intrinsic chemoresistance and a growth-permissive tumor microenvironment. Conversion of …

Molecular control of activation and priming in macrophages

CK Glass, G Natoli - Nature immunology, 2016 - nature.com
In tissues, macrophages are exposed to metabolic, homeostatic and immunoregulatory
signals of local or systemic origin that influence their basal functions and responses to …

[HTML][HTML] Circadian clock interaction with HIF1α mediates oxygenic metabolism and anaerobic glycolysis in skeletal muscle

CB Peek, DC Levine, J Cedernaes, A Taguchi… - Cell metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Circadian clocks are encoded by a transcription-translation feedback loop that aligns
energetic processes with the solar cycle. We show that genetic disruption of the clock …

Macrophages and the recovery from acute and chronic inflammation

K Hamidzadeh, SM Christensen, E Dalby… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
In recent years, researchers have devoted much attention to the diverse roles of
macrophages and their contributions to tissue development, wound healing, and …

Latent enhancers activated by stimulation in differentiated cells

R Ostuni, V Piccolo, I Barozzi, S Polletti, A Termanini… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
According to current models, once the cell has reached terminal differentiation, the enhancer
repertoire is completely established and maintained by cooperatively acting lineage-specific …