2022
CD74 as a regulator of transcription in normal B cells
David K, Friedlander G, Pellegrino B, Radomir L, Lewinsky H, Leng L, Bucala R, Becker-Herman S, Shachar I. CD74 as a regulator of transcription in normal B cells. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111572. PMID: 36323260, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorNormal B cellsB cellsCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorRegulators of transcriptionChronic lymphocytic leukemia cellsMigration inhibitory factorNovel therapeutic pathwaysInhibition of transcriptionLymphocytic leukemia cellsTumor suppressor geneTranscriptional regulatorsTranscription factorsTherapeutic pathwaysCLL cellsFuture treatmentIntracellular domainOncogenic transformationMalignant cellsInhibitory factorRegulatory functionsPromoter areaLeukemia cellsTranscriptionGenesMacrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Promotes Increased Proportions of the Highly Permissive Th17-like Cell Profile during HIV Infection
Trifone C, Baquero L, Czernikier A, Benencio P, Leng L, Laufer N, Quiroga MF, Bucala R, Ghiglione Y, Turk G. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Promotes Increased Proportions of the Highly Permissive Th17-like Cell Profile during HIV Infection. Viruses 2022, 14: 2218. PMID: 36298774, PMCID: PMC9611675, DOI: 10.3390/v14102218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF stimulationMIF treatmentIL-17AHIV infectionMIF/CD74 axisFounder HIV-1Functionality of CD4Higher IL-17AHigher MIF concentrationsMIF plasma levelsHIV-1 infectionMigration inhibitory factorPossible therapeutic targetMIF concentrationsIntracellular cytokinesR5-tropicCytokine productionIL-1βIL-6IL-8Plasma levelsHealthy donorsViral persistenceT lymphocytes
2000
A most interesting factor
Bucala R. A most interesting factor. Nature 2000, 408: 146-147. PMID: 11089953, DOI: 10.1038/35041654.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair
Bucala R, Spiegel L, Chesney J, Hogan M, Cerami A. Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair. Molecular Medicine 1994, 1: 71-81. PMID: 8790603, PMCID: PMC2229929, DOI: 10.1007/bf03403533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsCD4 AntigensCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCentrifugationChimeraCollagenConnective TissueCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeSex-Determining Region Y ProteinTime FactorsTranscription FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinWound HealingConceptsTissue injuryLeukocyte subpopulationsScar formationLong-term remodelingFibroblast-like propertiesNormal wound repairConnective tissue scarConnective tissue elementsCell typesFibrotic responseTissue scarWound chambersPathological fibrotic responsesHost responseInjuryConnective tissueFibrocytesWound repairFibroblast propertiesTissue repairTissue elementsDistinctive phenotypeSubpopulationsTissueNovel cell types