Externalized histone H4 orchestrates chronic inflammation by inducing lytic cell death
Silvestre-Roig C, Braster Q, Wichapong K, Lee EY, Teulon JM, Berrebeh N, Winter J, Adrover JM, Santos GS, Froese A, Lemnitzer P, Ortega-Gómez A, Chevre R, Marschner J, Schumski A, Winter C, Perez-Olivares L, Pan C, Paulin N, Schoufour T, Hartwig H, González-Ramos S, Kamp F, Megens RTA, Mowen KA, Gunzer M, Maegdefessel L, Hackeng T, Lutgens E, Daemen M, von Blume J, Anders HJ, Nikolaev VO, Pellequer JL, Weber C, Hidalgo A, Nicolaes GAF, Wong GCL, Soehnlein O. Externalized histone H4 orchestrates chronic inflammation by inducing lytic cell death. Nature 2019, 569: 236-240. PMID: 31043745, PMCID: PMC6716525, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1167-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsChronic inflammationDestabilization of plaquesGlobal medical burdenImportant pathophysiological contributorCell deathPerpetuation of inflammationChronic vascular diseaseNeutrophil extracellular trapsMajor underlying causeLytic cell deathPathophysiological contributorVascular diseaseMedical burdenExtracellular trapsMouse modelAtherosclerotic lesionsMolecular mediatorsInflammationTissue damageTherapeutic valueMuscle cellsUnderlying causeDeathHistone H4Signal peptide peptidase‐like 2c impairs vesicular transport and cleaves SNARE proteins
Papadopoulou A, Müller S, Mentrup T, Shmueli M, Niemeyer J, Haug‐Kröper M, von Blume J, Mayerhofer A, Feederle R, Schröder B, Lichtenthaler S, Fluhrer R. Signal peptide peptidase‐like 2c impairs vesicular transport and cleaves SNARE proteins. EMBO Reports 2019, 20: embr201846451. PMID: 30733281, PMCID: PMC6399617, DOI: 10.15252/embr.201846451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcrosomeAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesBiocatalysisDown-RegulationGlycomicsGlycoproteinsGlycosyltransferasesGolgi ApparatusHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred C57BLModels, BiologicalProtein TransportProteolysisSNARE ProteinsSpermatidsSubcellular FractionsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsSNARE proteinsCandidate substratesVesicular transportProcess of vesicular traffickingImpaired vesicular transportIntramembrane aspartyl proteaseCleave SNARE proteinsGxGD-typeAcrosome formationB cell developmentCargo proteinsVesicular traffickingAspartyl proteaseProtease familyCellular processesProtein glycosylationSubcellular compartmentsEndoplasmic reticulumProteolytic processingBiological processesAlzheimer's diseasePhysiological functionsProteinDevelopment of pathologyProtease