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ArticleMucosal immunology2018

Intestinal epithelial cell-specific RARα depletion results in aberrant epithelial cell homeostasis and underdeveloped immune system.

H B Jijon, L Suarez-Lopez, O E Diaz, S Das, J De Calisto, M Parada-kusz, M B Yaffe, M J Pittet, J R Mora, Y Belkaid and 2 more

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Article in Mucosal immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

H B JijonCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
L Suarez-LopezDavid H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
O E DiazImmunology and Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
S DasImmunology and Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
J De CalistoFaculty of Sciences, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Dental School, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
M Parada-kusz
M B YaffeDavid H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
M J PittetCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J R MoraGastrointestinal Unit and Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Y BelkaidNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
R J XavierCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
E J VillablancaCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USKarolinska Institutet · SECenter for Systems Biology · USHarvard University · USKarolinska University Hospital · SEMassachusetts Institute of Technology · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniversidad Mayor · CL

Funding

Universite de Montreal IBD Genetics Research CenterU01DK062432 · NIDDK · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI John D. Rioux · 2002 to 2026
$9.6M
Role of Vitamins in the Control of ImmunityZIAAI001133 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI BELKAID, YASMINE · 2010 to 2025
$6.1M
In vivo behavior of monocytes in resting and inflammatory conditionsR01AI084880 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PITTET, MIKAEL · 2011 to 2020
$4.4M
ATG16L1 T300A: genetics to biologyR01DK097485 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI XAVIER, RAMNIK J · 2013 to 2021
$4.1M
Genetics, Genes, and Pathways in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)RC1DK086502 · NIDDK · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI DALY, MARK JOSEPH, XAVIER, RAMNIK J · 2009 to 2010
$998k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI084880NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097485NIDDK NIH HHS RC1 DK086502NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK062432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinoic acid (RA), a dietary vitamin A metabolite, is crucial in maintaining intestinal homeostasis. RA acts on intestinal leukocytes to modulate their lineage commitment and function. Although the role of RA has been characterized in immune cells, whether intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) rely on RA signaling to exert their immune-regulatory function has not been examined. Here we demonstrate that lack of RA receptor α (RARα) signaling in IECs results in deregulated epithelial lineage specification, leading to increased numbers of goblet cells and Paneth cells. Mechanistically, lack of RARα resulted in increased KLF4

Indexed as

Mononuclear Phagocyte SystemAnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCitrobacter rodentiumEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsGoblet CellsHomeostasisIntestinal MucosaKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPancreatitis-Associated ProteinsRetinoic Acid Receptor alphaKlf4 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsPancreatitis-Associated ProteinsRara protein, mouseReg3g protein, mouseRetinoic Acid Receptor alphaTretinoin

Identifiers

PMID29139475
PMCPMC5953762
OpenAlexW2770308076

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