UFMylation inhibits the proinflammatory capacity of interferon-γ–activated macrophages
Balce DR, Wang YT, McAllaster MR, Dunlap BF, Orvedahl A, Hykes BL, Droit L, Handley SA, Wilen CB, Doench JG, Orchard RC, Stallings CL, Virgin HW. UFMylation inhibits the proinflammatory capacity of interferon-γ–activated macrophages. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 118: e2011763118. PMID: 33372156, PMCID: PMC7817147, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2011763118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide CRISPR knockout screenCRISPR knockout screensEndoplasmic reticulum stress responseRegulation of responsesReticulum stress responseKnockout screensTranscriptional responseGenetic roadmapIFN-γ responsesTumor necrosis factorNegative regulatorMolecular linkUfmylation pathwayUnexpected roleStress responseMacrophage cell lineIFN-γ activationIntracellular pathogensProinflammatory capacityConjugation systemInfluenza infectionCellular immunityIFN-γ effectsNecrosis factorImmune responseIntercellular Mitochondria Transfer to Macrophages Regulates White Adipose Tissue Homeostasis and Is Impaired in Obesity
Brestoff JR, Wilen CB, Moley JR, Li Y, Zou W, Malvin NP, Rowen MN, Saunders BT, Ma H, Mack MR, Hykes BL, Balce DR, Orvedahl A, Williams JW, Rohatgi N, Wang X, McAllaster MR, Handley SA, Kim BS, Doench JG, Zinselmeyer BH, Diamond MS, Virgin HW, Gelman AE, Teitelbaum SL. Intercellular Mitochondria Transfer to Macrophages Regulates White Adipose Tissue Homeostasis and Is Impaired in Obesity. Cell Metabolism 2020, 33: 270-282.e8. PMID: 33278339, PMCID: PMC7858234, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular mitochondria transferMitochondria transferMitochondria uptakeMetabolic homeostasisGenome-wide CRISPRWhite adipose tissue homeostasisWAT macrophagesDistinct macrophage subpopulationsKnockout screensTissue homeostasisHeparan sulfateAdipose tissue homeostasisWhite adipose tissueGenes EXT1HomeostasisImmunometabolic crosstalkMitochondriaAdipocytesMyeloid cellsMacrophage subpopulationsCellsVivoRecent studiesMacrophagesCRISPR