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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2014

β-Catenin-regulated myeloid cell adhesion and migration determine wound healing.

Saeid Amini-Nik, Elizabeth Cambridge, Winston Yu, Anne Guo, Heather Whetstone, Puviindran Nadesan, Raymond Poon, Boris Hinz, Benjamin A Alman

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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78citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 120 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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saeid Amini-Nik
Elizabeth Cambridge
Winston Yu
Anne Guo
Heather Whetstone
Puviindran Nadesan
Raymond Poon
Boris Hinz
Benjamin A Alman
Hospital for Sick Children · CAUniversity of Toronto · CADuke University · US

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 1004005Canadian Institutes of Health Research 210820Canadian Institutes of Health Research 286920Canadian Institutes of Health Research 413783Canadian Institutes of Health Research FRN 62788
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A β-catenin/T cell factor-dependent transcriptional program is critical during cutaneous wound repair for the regulation of scar size; however, the relative contribution of β-catenin activity and function in specific cell types in the granulation tissue during the healing process is unknown. Here, cell lineage tracing revealed that cells in which β-catenin is transcriptionally active express a gene profile that is characteristic of the myeloid lineage. Mice harboring a macrophage-specific deletion of the gene encoding β-catenin exhibited insufficient skin wound healing due to macrophage-specific defects in migration, adhesion to fibroblasts, and ability to produce TGF-β1. In irradiated mice, only macrophages expressing β-catenin were able to rescue wound-healing deficiency. Evaluation of scar tissue collected from patients with hypertrophic and normal scars revealed a correlation between the number of macrophages within the wound, β-catenin levels, and cellularity. Our data indicate that β-catenin regulates myeloid cell motility and adhesion and that β-catenin-mediated macrophage motility contributes to the number of mesenchymal cells and ultimate scar size following cutaneous injury.

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Animalsbeta CateninCell AdhesionCell LineageCell MovementCicatrixCicatrix, HypertrophicHumansMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMyeloid CellsSkinTCF Transcription FactorsTranscriptomebeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanCTNNB1 protein, mouseTCF Transcription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID24837430
PMCPMC4089463
OpenAlexW2055367142

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