2016
IRF5 and IRF5 Disease-Risk Variants Increase Glycolysis and Human M1 Macrophage Polarization by Regulating Proximal Signaling and Akt2 Activation
Hedl M, Yan J, Abraham C. IRF5 and IRF5 Disease-Risk Variants Increase Glycolysis and Human M1 Macrophage Polarization by Regulating Proximal Signaling and Akt2 Activation. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2442-2455. PMID: 27545875, PMCID: PMC5165654, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylmuramyl-Alanyl-IsoglutamineAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene Expression RegulationGlycolysisHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInterferon Regulatory FactorsInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPrimary Cell CultureProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinase 2Signal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6ConceptsInterferon regulatory factor 5Akt2 activationPro-inflammatory cytokinesM1 macrophage polarizationGlycolytic pathway genesHuman macrophagesDisease-associated polymorphismsM1 polarizationMacrophage polarizationInflammatory M1 macrophage polarizationPathway genesProximal signalingOligomerization domainRegulatory factor 5Glycolytic pathwayEnhanced glycolysisGenetic variantsGlycolysisMetabolic outcomesIRF5 expressionM1 macrophagesCentral mediatorFactor 5CytokinesMacrophages
2015
Twist1 and Twist2 Contribute to Cytokine Downregulation following Chronic NOD2 Stimulation of Human Macrophages through the Coordinated Regulation of Transcriptional Repressors and Activators
Zheng S, Hedl M, Abraham C. Twist1 and Twist2 Contribute to Cytokine Downregulation following Chronic NOD2 Stimulation of Human Macrophages through the Coordinated Regulation of Transcriptional Repressors and Activators. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 217-226. PMID: 26019273, PMCID: PMC4501480, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylmuramyl-Alanyl-IsoglutamineActivating Transcription Factor 4Antibodies, NeutralizingCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-10Macrophage ActivationMacrophagesNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinNuclear ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Primary Cell CulturePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mafRepressor ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor betaTwist-Related Protein 1ConceptsChronic NOD2 stimulationCytokine downregulationNOD2 stimulationTwist2 expressionHuman macrophagesTGF-β dependentIntestinal immune homeostasisC-MafOligomerization domain 2IL-10Intestinal macrophagesImmune homeostasisTranscription factor 4PRR stimulationAcute stimulationDecreased expressionMacrophagesBMI1 expressionCytokinesNOD2StimulationTwist1DownregulationTranscriptional repressor Bmi1Factor 4