2019
Resident Macrophages Cloak Tissue Microlesions to Prevent Neutrophil-Driven Inflammatory Damage
Uderhardt S, Martins A, Tsang J, Lämmermann T, Germain R. Resident Macrophages Cloak Tissue Microlesions to Prevent Neutrophil-Driven Inflammatory Damage. Cell 2019, 177: 541-555.e17. PMID: 30955887, PMCID: PMC6474841, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident macrophagesTissue homeostasisDiverse tissuesCell deathOrgan architectureIndividual cellsNeutrophil swarmsResident macrophagesDense swarmsLocal cell injuryIntravital imagingLocal disruptionParenchymal cell deathDynamic intravital imagingInescapable consequenceCell damageCell injuryHomeostasisMacrophagesCascadeInflammatory damageDamageCellsAccumulationDisruption
2017
Environment Tunes Propagation of Cell-to-Cell Variation in the Human Macrophage Gene Network
Martins A, Narayanan M, Prüstel T, Fixsen B, Park K, Gottschalk R, Lu Y, Andrews-Pfannkoch C, Lau W, Wendelsdorf K, Tsang J. Environment Tunes Propagation of Cell-to-Cell Variation in the Human Macrophage Gene Network. Cell Systems 2017, 4: 379-392.e12. PMID: 28365150, PMCID: PMC8392141, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2017.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene networksCellular adaptationCell variationSingle-cell transcriptomic studiesGene-gene correlationsUnderlying regulatory mechanismsDegree of phosphorylationPhenotypic diversityTranscriptomic studiesEnvironmental adaptationMultiple molecular parametersGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsCellular heterogeneityDistinct environmentsSingle cellsHuman macrophagesQuantitative tuningCell populationsNatural perturbationsGenesDifferent environmentsSuch variationCellsStochastic simulation analysis