2024
In the Eyes of the Beholder—New Mertk Knockout Mouse and Re-Evaluation of Phagocytosis versus Anti-Inflammatory Functions of MERTK
Ghosh S, Finnemann S, Vollrath D, Rothlin C. In the Eyes of the Beholder—New Mertk Knockout Mouse and Re-Evaluation of Phagocytosis versus Anti-Inflammatory Functions of MERTK. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 5299. PMID: 38791338, PMCID: PMC11121519, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor tyrosine kinasesFamily of receptor tyrosine kinasesTAM family of receptor tyrosine kinasesEarly-onset photoreceptor degenerationKnockout mouse modelMolecular functionsNegative regulator of inflammationKnockout phenotypesNegative regulatorMouse geneticsRegulation of inflammationMolecular approachesEmbryonic stem cellsAnti-inflammatory functionsRetinal degenerationTyrosine kinasePhotoreceptor degenerationKnockout miceKnockout modelsMouse modelRodent modelsTAM familyMerTK functionStem cellsAlleles
2019
Human PI3Kγ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse model reveal immunodeficiency and tissue immunopathology
Takeda AJ, Maher TJ, Zhang Y, Lanahan SM, Bucklin ML, Compton SR, Tyler PM, Comrie WA, Matsuda M, Olivier KN, Pittaluga S, McElwee JJ, Long Priel DA, Kuhns DB, Williams RL, Mustillo PJ, Wymann MP, Koneti Rao V, Lucas CL. Human PI3Kγ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse model reveal immunodeficiency and tissue immunopathology. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 4364. PMID: 31554793, PMCID: PMC6761123, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12311-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsAppropriate adaptive immune responsePet store miceRegulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsAnti-inflammatory functionsAdaptive immune responsesLymphocytic pneumonitisPI3Kγ deficiencyTissue immunopathologyIL-23Memory CD8IL-12TLR stimulationImmune modulationImmune responseGSK3α/βMouse modelMemory BHuman patientsMiceDependent mannerP110γ catalytic subunitFunction mutationsDrug targets
2016
Enhancement of DEN-induced liver tumorigenesis in heme oxygenase-1 G143H mutant transgenic mice
Jin J, Wang D, Xiao H, Wei H, Matunda C, Zhang H, Li X, Wang C, Zou C, Gao X, Zhao W, Li Q. Enhancement of DEN-induced liver tumorigenesis in heme oxygenase-1 G143H mutant transgenic mice. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2016, 481: 169-175. PMID: 27810363, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHO-1Susceptibility to DEN-induced hepatocarcinogenesisTransgenic miceHO-1 promoter polymorphismSecretion of inflammatory cytokinesDEN-induced hepatocarcinogenesisMutant transgenic miceHeme oxygenaseProgression of tumorigenesisAnti-inflammatory functionsPromoter polymorphismTumor growthInflammatory cytokinesDominant negative mutantEnhancement of ROS productionLiver carcinogenesisLiver tumorigenesisHepatocyte deathGrowing body of evidenceBody of evidenceTumorigenesisProtective roleROS productionNegative mutantMice
2013
Paradoxical role of the proto-oncogene Axl and Mer receptor tyrosine kinases in colon cancer
Bosurgi L, Bernink JH, Cuevas V, Gagliani N, Joannas L, Schmid ET, Booth CJ, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV. Paradoxical role of the proto-oncogene Axl and Mer receptor tyrosine kinases in colon cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 13091-13096. PMID: 23878224, PMCID: PMC3740859, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1302507110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseAzoxymethanec-Mer Tyrosine KinaseColitisColonColonic NeoplasmsCytokinesDextran SulfateFemaleFlow CytometryGene ExpressionMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutMucous MembraneNeutrophilsPhagocytosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsTumor-promoting environmentMer receptor tyrosine kinaseSystemic anticancer therapyDextran sulfate sodiumAnticancer therapyIntestinal lamina propriaAnti-inflammatory functionsInflammation-associated cancerPotential adverse effectsInflammatory signatureDendritic cellsSulfate sodiumIntestinal macrophagesProinflammatory cytokinesLamina propriaColon cancerTherapeutic targetingOncogenic roleMer inhibitorsApoptotic neutrophilsAxlMultiple cancer hallmarksReceptor tyrosine kinasesTumor cellsAdverse effects
2004
Tick Saliva Reduces Adherence and Area of Human Neutrophils
Montgomery RR, Lusitani D, de Boisfleury Chevance A, Malawista SE. Tick Saliva Reduces Adherence and Area of Human Neutrophils. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 2989-2994. PMID: 15102811, PMCID: PMC387908, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.5.2989-2994.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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