Plexin C1 deficiency permits synaptotagmin 7–mediated macrophage migration and enhances mammalian lung fibrosis
Peng X, Moore M, Mathur A, Zhou Y, Sun H, Gan Y, Herazo‐Maya J, Kaminski N, Hu X, Pan H, Ryu C, Osafo‐Addo A, Homer RJ, Feghali‐Bostwick C, Fares W, Gulati M, Hu B, Lee C, Elias JA, Herzog EL. Plexin C1 deficiency permits synaptotagmin 7–mediated macrophage migration and enhances mammalian lung fibrosis. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 4056-4070. PMID: 27609773, PMCID: PMC5102121, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600373r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansLungMacrophagesMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, VirusSynaptotagminsTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsLung fibrosisPlexin C1Macrophage migrationPulmonary fibrosisBone marrow-derived cellsSynaptotagmin-7Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseMarrow-derived cellsTGF-β1 overexpressionFatal conditionLung diseaseMonocyte migrationUnrecognized observationCollagen accumulationFibrosisMice showBoyden chamberGenetic deletionLungMouse macrophagesSemaphorin receptorsMacrophagesC1s deficiencyDeficiency