2020
Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL2
Xu-Vanpala S, Deerhake ME, Wheaton JD, Parker ME, Juvvadi PR, MacIver N, Ciofani M, Shinohara ML. Functional heterogeneity of alveolar macrophage population based on expression of CXCL2. Science Immunology 2020, 5 PMID: 32769172, PMCID: PMC7717592, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aba7350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary fungal infectionAlveolar macrophagesFungal infectionsAM subpopulationsPharmacological intervention targetPro-inflammatory moleculesLung-resident macrophagesAnti-inflammatory moleculesExpression of CXCL2Strong inflammatory responseAlveolar macrophage populationComplement component 1qDistinct metabolic profilesC1q expressionInterleukin-10Inflammatory responseSentinel cellsPhagocytic capacityMacrophage populationsCXCL2InfectionMetabolic profileIntervention targetsSubpopulationsAM population
2013
Inducible mouse models illuminate parameters influencing epigenetic inheritance
Wan M, Gu H, Wang J, Huang H, Zhao J, Kaundal RK, Yu M, Kushwaha R, Chaiyachati BH, Deerhake E, Chi T. Inducible mouse models illuminate parameters influencing epigenetic inheritance. Development 2013, 140: 843-852. PMID: 23325759, PMCID: PMC3557779, DOI: 10.1242/dev.088229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenerational inheritanceEpigenetic perturbationsModification patternsChromatin modification patternsRepressive chromatin modificationsAberrant epigenetic modificationsTarget gene sequenceMitotic inheritanceChromatin modificationsEpigenetic inheritanceEpigenetic stateMetastable epiallelesEpigenetic modificationsTranscription factorsGene sequencesDNA sequencesEpigenetic programmingTarget genesCOL1A1 locusFetal epigenomeExtraordinary malleabilityPleiotropic effectsInducible mouse modelEpigenomeTransient manipulation