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ArticleThe EMBO journal2016

Neutralization of pro-inflammatory monocytes by targeting TLR2 dimerization ameliorates colitis.

Liraz Shmuel-Galia, Tegest Aychek, Avner Fink, Ziv Porat, Batya Zarmi, Biana Bernshtein, Ori Brenner, Steffen Jung, Yechiel Shai

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 40 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Liraz Shmuel-GaliaDepartment of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Tegest AychekDepartment of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Avner FinkDepartment of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Ziv PoratDepartment of Biological Services, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Batya ZarmiDepartment of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Biana BernshteinDepartment of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Ori BrennerDepartment of Veterinary Resources, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Steffen JungDepartment of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel s.jung@weizmann.ac.il yechiel.shai@weizmann.ac.il.
Yechiel ShaiDepartment of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel s.jung@weizmann.ac.il yechiel.shai@weizmann.ac.il.
Weizmann Institute of Science · IL

Funding

European Research Council 340345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monocytes have emerged as critical driving force of acute inflammation. Here, we show that inhibition of Toll-like receptor 2(TLR2) dimerization by a TLR2 transmembrane peptide (TLR2-p) ameliorated DSS-induced colitis by interfering specifically with the activation of Ly6C(+) monocytes without affecting their recruitment to the colon. We report that TLR2-p directly interacts with TLR2 within the membrane, leading to inhibition of TLR2-TLR6/1 assembly induced by natural ligands. This was associated with decreased levels of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) signaling and reduced secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6, IL-23, IL-12, and IL-1β. Altogether, our study provides insights into the essential role of TLR2 dimerization in the activation of pathogenic pro-inflammatory Ly6C(hi) monocytes and suggests that inhibition of this aggregation by TLR2-p might have therapeutic potential in the treatment of acute gut inflammation.

Indexed as

Protein MultimerizationAnimalsAntigens, LyColitisColonCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalImmunophenotypingMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 6Antigens, LyCytokinesLy-6C antigen, mouseTlr2 protein, mouseTlr6 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 6colitismonocytesTLR2Toll‐like receptor

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PMID26884587
PMCPMC4801944
OpenAlexW2285491188

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