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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2014

An immunogenic peptide in the A-box of HMGB1 protein reverses apoptosis-induced tolerance through RAGE receptor.

Philippe M LeBlanc, Teresa Ann Doggett, Jayoung Choi, Mark A Hancock, Yves Durocher, Filipp Frank, Bhushan Nagar, Thomas A Ferguson, Maya Saleh

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Philippe M LeBlancFrom the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SPR Facility, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada.
Teresa Ann Doggett
Jayoung Choi
Mark A Hancock
Yves Durocher
Filipp Frank
Bhushan Nagar
Thomas A Ferguson
Maya Saleh
McGill University · CANational Research Council Canada · CA

Funding

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CENTER VISION RESEARCHP30EY002687 · NEI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Philip Andrew Ruzycki · 1985 to 2026
$18.4M
REGULATION OF IMMUNITY BY DEAD CELLSR01EY015570 · NEI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI FERGUSON, THOMAS ALMON · 2005 to 2012
$3.0M
Canadian Institutes of Health Research 82801Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP 79410NEI NIH HHS EY015570NEI NIH HHS EY02687NEI NIH HHS EY06765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apoptotic cells trigger immune tolerance in engulfing phagocytes. This poorly understood process is believed to contribute to the severe immunosuppression and increased susceptibility to nosocomial infections observed in critically ill sepsis patients. Extracellular high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is an important mediator of both sepsis lethality and the induction of immune tolerance by apoptotic cells. We have found that HMGB1 is sensitive to processing by caspase-1, resulting in the production of a fragment within its N-terminal DNA-binding domain (the A-box) that signals through the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) to reverse apoptosis-induced tolerance. In a two-hit mouse model of sepsis, we show that tolerance to a secondary infection and its associated mortality were effectively reversed by active immunization with dendritic cells treated with HMGB1 or the A-box fragment, but not a noncleavable form of HMGB1. These findings represent a novel link between caspase-1 and HMGB1, with potential therapeutic implications in infectious and inflammatory diseases.

Indexed as

ApoptosisAnimalsCandidaCandidiasisCaspase 1Dendritic CellsFibroblastsHMGB1 ProteinImmune ToleranceImmunity, InnateInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPeptidesReceptor for Advanced Glycation End ProductsCaspase 1HMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanPeptidesReceptor for Advanced Glycation End ProductsReceptors, ImmunologicRecombinant ProteinsApoptosisCaspaseInflammationInnate ImmunityReceptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE)SepsisTolerance

Identifiers

PMID24474694
PMCPMC3953289
OpenAlexW2022901113

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