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ArticleNature immunology2021

Distinct transcription factor networks control neutrophil-driven inflammation.

Tariq E Khoyratty, Zhichao Ai, Ivan Ballesteros, Hayley L Eames, Sara Mathie, Sandra Martín-Salamanca, Lihui Wang, Ashleigh Hemmings, Nicola Willemsen, Valentin von Werz and 5 more

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Article in Nature immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers.

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128citing papers in PubMed
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

128 citing papers in PubMed, 173 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Tariq E Khoyratty *Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5911-0026
Zhichao Ai *Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ivan BallesterosArea of Cell & Developmental Biology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Hayley L EamesKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sara MathieKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sandra Martín-SalamancaArea of Cell & Developmental Biology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Lihui WangKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ashleigh HemmingsKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6365-7849
Nicola WillemsenKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Valentin von WerzKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Annette ZehrerInstitute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center and Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Barbara WalzogInstitute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center and Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-6565
Erinke van GrinsvenKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Andres HidalgoArea of Cell & Developmental Biology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5513-555X
Irina A UdalovaKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Irina.udalova@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-2528
University of Oxford · GBSpanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research · ESLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

Versus Arthritis 20892Wellcome Trust 209422Wellcome Trust 209422/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils display distinct gene expression patters depending on their developmental stage, activation state and tissue microenvironment. To determine the transcription factor networks that shape these responses in a mouse model, we integrated transcriptional and chromatin analyses of neutrophils during acute inflammation. We showed active chromatin remodeling at two transition stages: bone marrow-to-blood and blood-to-tissue. Analysis of differentially accessible regions revealed distinct sets of putative transcription factors associated with control of neutrophil inflammatory responses. Using ex vivo and in vivo approaches, we confirmed that RUNX1 and KLF6 modulate neutrophil maturation, whereas RELB, IRF5 and JUNB drive neutrophil effector responses and RFX2 and RELB promote survival. Interfering with neutrophil activation by targeting one of these factors, JUNB, reduced pathological inflammation in a mouse model of myocardial infarction. Therefore, our study represents a blueprint for transcriptional control of neutrophil responses in acute inflammation and opens possibilities for stage-specific therapeutic modulation of neutrophil function in disease.

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AnimalsCell LineCHO CellsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitCricetulusFemaleInflammationInterferon Regulatory FactorsKruppel-Like Factor 6MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocardial InfarctionNeutrophilsRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitInterferon Regulatory FactorsIrf5 protein, mouseJunB protein, mouseKlf6 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Factor 6Regulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsRelb protein, mouseRfx2 protein, mouseRunx1 protein, mouseTranscription Factor RelBTranscription Factors

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PMID34282331
PMCPMC7611586
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