2024
Mechanosensing regulates tissue repair program in macrophages
Meizlish M, Kimura Y, Pope S, Matta R, Kim C, Philip N, Meyaard L, Gonzalez A, Medzhitov R. Mechanosensing regulates tissue repair program in macrophages. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadk6906. PMID: 38478620, PMCID: PMC10936955, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk6906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixRegulate chromatin accessibilityTissue repair programGene expression programsCytoskeletal dynamicsChromatin accessibilityAmoeboid migrationCytoskeletal remodelingBiochemical signalsTissue homeostasisExpression programsColony-stimulating factor-1Tissue-resident macrophagesFactor 1MechanosensingRegulating tissue repairTissue integrityMacrophagesTissueThree-dimensional environmentRepair programHomeostasis
2022
Microenvironmental sensing by fibroblasts controls macrophage population size
Zhou X, Franklin RA, Adler M, Carter TS, Condiff E, Adams TS, Pope SD, Philip NH, Meizlish ML, Kaminski N, Medzhitov R. Microenvironmental sensing by fibroblasts controls macrophage population size. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2205360119. PMID: 35930670, PMCID: PMC9371703, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2205360119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell typesDensity-dependent gene expressionTGF-β target genesDiverse cell typesActin-dependent mechanismLineage-specific growth factorsDistinct cell typesGrowth factor availabilityActivation of YAP1Different cell typesExpression programsMicroenvironmental sensingTranscriptional coactivatorTarget genesGene expressionPopulation sizeFactor availabilityPopulation numbersTissue environmentTissue integrityHippoProliferation of macrophagesYAP1Animal tissuesMechanical forces