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LACC1 Required for NOD2-Induced, ER Stress-Mediated Innate Immune Outcomes in Human Macrophages and LACC1 Risk Variants Modulate These Outcomes
Huang C, Hedl M, Ranjan K, Abraham C. LACC1 Required for NOD2-Induced, ER Stress-Mediated Innate Immune Outcomes in Human Macrophages and LACC1 Risk Variants Modulate These Outcomes. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 4525-4539.e4. PMID: 31875558, PMCID: PMC7372507, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 6EIF-2 KinaseEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum StressEndoribonucleasesEnterococcus faecalisEscherichia coliGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophagesNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPhagocytosisPrimary Cell CultureProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRiskSignal TransductionConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumER stressER stress sensorsHuman macrophagesInnate immune outcomesDisease risk variantsMultiple immune-mediated diseasesLaccase domainPattern recognition receptor NOD2HeLa cellsAntimicrobial pathwaysRisk variantsGenetic variantsLACC1Critical roleVariantsMacrophagesATF6IRE1αArg284SignalingReticulumStressTransfectionPERK
2020
Intestinal Immune Homeostasis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Perspective on Intracellular Response Mechanisms
Ranjan K. Intestinal Immune Homeostasis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Perspective on Intracellular Response Mechanisms. Gastrointestinal Disorders 2020, 2: 24. DOI: 10.3390/gidisord2030024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory bowel diseaseIntestinal epithelial cellsIntestinal immune homeostasisBowel diseaseImmune homeostasisMyeloid cellsPeripheral myeloid cellsChronic inflammatory conditionsGut-resident microbesUnfolded protein responseInflammatory conditionsIntestinal homeostasisSusceptible individualsHomeostatic environmentChronic stressIntracellular mechanismsOxidative stressEpithelial cellsEndoplasmic reticulumDiseaseHomeostasisResident microbesProtein responseCellsCellular stress