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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2019

MiR-155 Regulates PAD4-Dependent Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps.

Avin Hawez, Amr Al-Haidari, Raed Madhi, Milladur Rahman, Henrik Thorlacius

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Avin HawezSection for Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Amr Al-HaidariSection for Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Raed MadhiSection for Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Milladur RahmanSection for Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Henrik ThorlaciusSection for Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Lund University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating data suggest that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) exert a key function in several diseases. Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) regulates NET formation via citrullination of histones. The aim of this study was to examine the role of miR-155 in controlling PAD4-dependent generation of NETs. Bone marrow neutrophils were stimulated with PMA and MIP-2. Pre-incubation of neutrophils with translational inhibitors (cycloheximide or puromycin) markedly decreased NET formation induced by PMA or MIP-2. Neutrophil transfection with a mimic miR-155 increased PMA-induced PAD4 mRNA expression and NET formation. In contrast, transfection with an antagomiR-155 decreased induction of PAD4 mRNA and NETs in response to PMA challenge. Bioinformatical examination of PAD4 revealed a potential binding site in AU-rich elements at the 3'-UTR region. MiR-155 binding to PAD4 was examined by use of target site blockers and RNA immunoprecipitation, revealing that miR-155 regulation of PAD4 mRNA is mediated via AU-rich elements in the 3'-UTR region. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that miR-155 positively regulates neutrophil expression of PAD4 and expulsion of extracellular traps. Thus, our novel results indicate that targeting miR-155 might be useful to inhibit exaggerated NET generation in inflammatory diseases.

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Extracellular TrapsMicroRNAsAnimalsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsProtein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4MicroRNAsMirn155 microRNA, mousepeptidylarginine deiminase 4, mouseProtein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4histoneinflammationmicroRNANETosisneutrophils

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PMID31736940
PMCPMC6838784
OpenAlexW2989202233

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