2021
Deficiency of histone lysine methyltransferase SETDB2 in hematopoietic cells promotes vascular inflammation and accelerates atherosclerosis
Zhang X, Sun J, Canfrán-Duque A, Aryal B, Tellides G, Chang YJ, Suárez Y, Osborne TF, Fernández-Hernando C. Deficiency of histone lysine methyltransferase SETDB2 in hematopoietic cells promotes vascular inflammation and accelerates atherosclerosis. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e147984. PMID: 34003795, PMCID: PMC8262461, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.147984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cellsHistone methylation/acetylationSingle-cell RNA-seq analysisMethylation/acetylationHistone H3 Lys9RNA-seq analysisProgression of atherosclerosisEpigenetic marksLysine methyltransferasesH3 Lys9Epigenetic modificationsDNA methylationNoncoding RNAsCell regulatorsSETDB2Vascular inflammationAtherosclerotic lesionsAtherosclerotic plaquesMyeloid cell recruitmentGenetic deletionLDLR knockout miceEnhanced expressionHepatic lipid metabolismMurine atherosclerotic lesionsGenes
2009
Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) is necessary for macrophage infiltration and tissue repair
Yu J, Fernández-Hernando C, Suarez Y, Schleicher M, Hao Z, Wright PL, DiLorenzo A, Kyriakides TR, Sessa WC. Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) is necessary for macrophage infiltration and tissue repair. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 17511-17516. PMID: 19805174, PMCID: PMC2762666, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907359106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood vessel assemblyBone marrow-derived macrophagesBone marrow reconstitution experimentsMarrow-derived macrophagesRac activationBlood vessel formationGene expressionReconstitution experimentsMacrophage infiltrationInflammatory gene expressionVessel formationBlood flow recoveryMacrophage-mediated inflammationTissue repairMyeloid cellsBlood flow controlVessel assemblyLimb ischemiaFunctional recoveryInflammatory responseReticulon 4BWound healingIschemiaFlow recoveryGenes