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ArticleCell reports2012

Regulation of monocyte functional heterogeneity by miR-146a and Relb.

Martin Etzrodt, Virna Cortez-Retamozo, Andita Newton, Jimmy Zhao, Aylwin Ng, Moritz Wildgruber, Pedro Romero, Thomas Wurdinger, Ramnik Xavier, Frederic Geissmann and 6 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Martin EtzrodtCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Virna Cortez-Retamozo
Andita Newton
Jimmy Zhao
Aylwin Ng
Moritz Wildgruber
Pedro Romero
Thomas Wurdinger
Ramnik Xavier
Frederic Geissmann
Etienne Meylan
Matthias Nahrendorf
Filip K Swirski
David Baltimore
Ralph Weissleder
Mikael J Pittet
Harvard University · USCenter for Systems Biology · USCalifornia Institute of Technology · USAmsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NLÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHKing's College London · GBLudwig Cancer Research · CHMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
In vivo behavior of monocytes in resting and inflammatory conditionsR01AI084880 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PITTET, MIKAEL · 2011 to 2020
$4.4M
Myeloperoxidase, imaging biomarker and treatment target for multiple sclerosisR01NS070835 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, JOHN W · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
Imaging and Treating Inflammation in Stroke by Targeting MyeloperoxidaseR01NS072167 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, JOHN W · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
Medical Research Council G0900867NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI084880NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS070835NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS072167
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monocytes serve as a central defense system against infection and injury but can also promote pathological inflammatory responses. Considering the evidence that monocytes exist in at least two subsets committed to divergent functions, we investigated whether distinct factors regulate the balance between monocyte subset responses in vivo. We identified a microRNA (miRNA), miR-146a, which is differentially regulated both in mouse (Ly-6C(hi)/Ly-6C(lo)) and human (CD14(hi)/CD14(lo)CD16(+)) monocyte subsets. The single miRNA controlled the amplitude of the Ly-6C(hi) monocyte response during inflammatory challenge whereas it did not affect Ly-6C(lo) cells. miR-146a-mediated regulation was cell-intrinsic and depended on Relb, a member of the noncanonical NF-κB/Rel family, which we identified as a direct miR-146a target. These observations not only provide mechanistic insights into the molecular events that regulate responses mediated by committed monocyte precursor populations but also identify targets for manipulating Ly-6C(hi) monocyte responses while sparing Ly-6Clo monocyte activity.

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AnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression RegulationHumansMiceMicroRNAsMonocytesTranscription Factor RelBMicroRNAsMIRN146 microRNA, humanMirn146 microRNA, mouseRELB protein, humanRelb protein, mouseTranscription Factor RelB

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PMID22545247
PMCPMC3334310
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