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Agrin is required for survival and function of monocytic cells.
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- Extracellular matrix: Dystroglycan interactions-Roles for the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex in skeletal tissue dynamics.International journal of experimental pathology · 2025Review
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- Agrin is a novel oncogenic protein in thyroid cancer.Oncology letters · 2023Article
- Transcriptional changes of the aging lung.Aging cell · 2023Article
- The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer's disease.Genome medicine · 2023Review
- Bioinformatics-based analysis of the roles of basement membrane-related gene AGRN in systemic lupus erythematosus and pan-cancer development.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Regulation of stem cell fate by HSPGs: implication in hair follicle cycling.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2022Review
- Deconstruction of Neurotrypsin Reveals a Multi-factorially Regulated Activity Affecting Myotube Formation and Neuronal Excitability.Molecular neurobiology · 2022Article
- Neuronal Agrin Promotes Proliferation of Primary Human Myoblasts in an Age-Dependent Manner.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The extracellular matrix of hematopoietic stem cell niches.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2022Review
- Mechanobiological Principles Influence the Immune Response in Regeneration: Implications for Bone Healing.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Transcriptome sequencing supports a conservation of macrophage polarization in fish.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 regulate neuromuscular junction and myofiber phenotypes in mammalian skeletal muscle.Neuroscience letters · 2020Review
- Immunomodulatory Role of the Extracellular Matrix Within the Liver Disease Microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Review
- Serum agrin and talin are increased in major depression while agrin and creatine phosphokinase are associated with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia symptoms in depression.Metabolic brain disease · 2020Article
- Pathogenic effects of agrin V1727F mutation are isoform specific and decrease its expression and affinity for HSPGs and LRP4.Human molecular genetics · 2019Article
- Dissecting the Extracellular Complexity of Neuromuscular Junction Organizers.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2019Review
- Effect of Polarization and Chronic Inflammation on Macrophage Expression of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans and Biosynthesis Enzymes.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2019Review
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Agrin, an extracellular matrix protein belonging to the heterogeneous family of heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), is expressed by cells of the hematopoietic system but its role in leukocyte biology is not yet clear. Here we demonstrate that agrin has a crucial, nonredundant role in myeloid cell development and functions. We have identified lineage-specific alterations that affect maturation, survival and properties of agrin-deficient monocytic cells, and occur at stages later than stem cell precursors. Our data indicate that the cell-autonomous signals delivered by agrin are sensed by macrophages through the α-DC (DG) receptor and lead to the activation of signaling pathways resulting in rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton during the phagocytic synapse formation and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (Erk 1/2). Altogether, these data identify agrin as a novel player of innate immunity.
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