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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 ResearchConceptsAnti-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
2017
Erythrocyte efferocytosis modulates macrophages towards recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage
Chang CF, Goods BA, Askenase MH, Hammond MD, Renfroe SC, Steinschneider AF, Landreneau MJ, Ai Y, Beatty HE, da Costa LHA, Mack M, Sheth KN, Greer DM, Huttner A, Coman D, Hyder F, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV, Love JC, Sansing LH. Erythrocyte efferocytosis modulates macrophages towards recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 128: 607-624. PMID: 29251628, PMCID: PMC5785262, DOI: 10.1172/jci95612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBrain InjuriesCerebral HemorrhageC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseErythrocytesHematomaHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhagocytosisPhenotypeProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSolubilityTreatment OutcomeConceptsMonocyte-derived macrophagesIntracerebral hemorrhageEryptotic erythrocytesNeurological recoveryHematoma clearanceExperimental intracerebral hemorrhageReceptor tyrosine kinase AXLHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesTyrosine kinase AXLICH onsetFunctional outcomeBrain injuryTissue injurySoluble AxlDynamic phenotypic changesAlternative activationPhenotypic changesMacrophage phenotypeIron depositionMurine brainMacrophage responseRestorative functionEfferocytosisMacrophagesEngulfment of erythrocytes