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Tissue-specific modifier alleles determine Mertk loss-of-function traits
Akalu YT, Mercau ME, Ansems M, Hughes LD, Nevin J, Alberto EJ, Liu XN, He LZ, Alvarado D, Keler T, Kong Y, Philbrick WM, Bosenberg M, Finnemann SC, Iavarone A, Lasorella A, Rothlin CV, Ghosh S. Tissue-specific modifier alleles determine Mertk loss-of-function traits. ELife 2022, 11: e80530. PMID: 35969037, PMCID: PMC9433089, DOI: 10.7554/elife.80530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisPhenotypeProto-Oncogene ProteinsRetinal DegenerationRetinal PigmentsConceptsAnti-tumor immunityKO miceRetinal pigment epitheliumRetinal degenerationPigment epitheliumPro-inflammatory tumor microenvironmentSyngeneic mouse tumor modelsKO mice displayEarly-onset retinal degenerationSevere retinal degenerationMouse tumor modelsFailure of macrophagesKnockout mouse modelPhotoreceptor outer segmentsMouse modelMice displayTumor modelTumor microenvironmentMacrophage phagocytosisReceptor tyrosine kinasesMiceCritical roleDegenerationMerTKImmunity
2016
The TAM family receptor tyrosine kinase TYRO3 is a negative regulator of type 2 immunity
Chan PY, Carrera Silva EA, De Kouchkovsky D, Joannas LD, Hao L, Hu D, Huntsman S, Eng C, Licona-Limón P, Weinstein JS, Herbert DR, Craft JE, Flavell RA, Repetto S, Correale J, Burchard EG, Torgerson DG, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV. The TAM family receptor tyrosine kinase TYRO3 is a negative regulator of type 2 immunity. Science 2016, 352: 99-103. PMID: 27034374, PMCID: PMC4935984, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAsthmaBlood ProteinsDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalGene Knockout TechniquesHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterleukin-4MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNippostrongylusProtein SPyroglyphidaeReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesStrongylida InfectionsT-LymphocytesConceptsType 2 immunityType 2 responsesType 2 cytokinesHuman dendritic cellsInnate immune cellsDendritic cellsAllergic diseasesImmune cellsT cellsAdaptive immunityInterleukin-4Host responseFunctional neutralizationGenetic ablationReceptor tyrosine kinasesImmunityProtective functionTyro3Tyrosine kinaseNegative regulatorPROS1CellsResponseCytokinesDisease
2014
Local Translation and Retrograde Axonal Transport of CREB Regulates IL-6-Induced Nociceptive Plasticity
Melemedjian OK, Tillu DV, Moy JK, Asiedu MN, Mandell EK, Ghosh S, Dussor G, Price TJ. Local Translation and Retrograde Axonal Transport of CREB Regulates IL-6-Induced Nociceptive Plasticity. Molecular Pain 2014, 10: 1744-8069-10-45. PMID: 24993495, PMCID: PMC4091745, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-10-45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonal TransportBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCells, CulturedColchicineCREB-Binding ProteinDisease Models, AnimalGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationInterleukin-6MaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRNociceptive PainNocodazoleProtein TransportQuinazolinonesSciatic NerveSensory Receptor CellsTubulin ModulatorsConceptsCyclic AMP response element binding proteinDorsal root gangliaInterleukin-6Retrograde axonal transportNerve growth factorHyperalgesic primingMechanical hypersensitivityAxonal transportNociceptive plasticitySensory neuronsRetrograde transportExpression of BDNFPrimary sensory neuronsExpression of CREBHr post injectionIL-6 treatmentAxonal traffickingActivity-dependent translationAMP response element binding proteinResponse element-binding proteinCREB DNA bindingIntrathecal injectionHindpaw injectionNociceptive sensitizationInflammatory model