2021
Co-stimulation with opposing macrophage polarization cues leads to orthogonal secretion programs in individual cells
Muñoz-Rojas AR, Kelsey I, Pappalardo JL, Chen M, Miller-Jensen K. Co-stimulation with opposing macrophage polarization cues leads to orthogonal secretion programs in individual cells. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 301. PMID: 33436596, PMCID: PMC7804107, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20540-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-stimulated macrophagesFunctional diversitySingle-cell RNA sequencingGlobal transcriptional programSuch functional diversityTranscriptional programsTissue homeostasisRNA sequencingEnvironmental cuesGene resultsExclusive expressionInflammatory stimuli LPSCell heterogeneityIndividual cellsPolarization cuesIndividual macrophagesTissue repairCytokine genesDiversityInnate immune cellsFighting infectionsCellsMacrophagesCuesTranscription
2018
Myofibroblast proliferation and heterogeneity are supported by macrophages during skin repair
Shook BA, Wasko RR, Rivera-Gonzalez GC, Salazar-Gatzimas E, López-Giráldez F, Dash BC, Muñoz-Rojas AR, Aultman KD, Zwick RK, Lei V, Arbiser JL, Miller-Jensen K, Clark DA, Hsia HC, Horsley V. Myofibroblast proliferation and heterogeneity are supported by macrophages during skin repair. Science 2018, 362 PMID: 30467144, PMCID: PMC6684198, DOI: 10.1126/science.aar2971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential gene expressionAdipocyte precursorsExtracellular matrix moleculesGene expressionTransplantation assaysMatrix moleculesFactor C.Factor 1Insulin-like growth factor-1Cell populationsTissue resilienceDistinct subpopulationsGrowth factor-1Profibrotic cellsTissue repairMultiple mouse modelsECM depositionSkin repairTissue dysfunctionProliferationMouse modelMyofibroblastsWoundingMacrophagesRepair
2016
Distinct Signaling Thresholds Distinguish Friend from Foe
Miller-Jensen K. Distinct Signaling Thresholds Distinguish Friend from Foe. Cell Systems 2016, 2: 360-361. PMID: 27336965, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research