Analysis of single-cell cytokine secretion reveals a role for paracrine signaling in coordinating macrophage responses to TLR4 stimulation
Xue Q, Lu Y, Eisele MR, Sulistijo ES, Khan N, Fan R, Miller-Jensen K. Analysis of single-cell cytokine secretion reveals a role for paracrine signaling in coordinating macrophage responses to TLR4 stimulation. Science Signaling 2015, 8: ra59. PMID: 26082435, PMCID: PMC5735825, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaa2155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCytokinesHumansLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesParacrine CommunicationSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4U937 CellsConceptsGraphical Gaussian modelingMonocyte-derived macrophagesSingle-cell dataMacrophage-like U937 cellsCell populationsHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesRegulatory networksUncharacterized roleCell communicationInnate immune responseParacrine signalsCell heterogeneityCytokine secretionRole of paracrineU937 cellsMultiple cytokinesSingle cellsGGM networkToll-like receptor 4ParacrineSmall subpopulationMacrophage responseCellsRapid innate immune responseCell isolation