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ArticleCell chemical biology2022

TREM2 is thyroid hormone regulated making the TREM2 pathway druggable with ligands for thyroid hormone receptor.

Skylar J Ferrara, Priya Chaudhary, Margaret J DeBell, Gail Marracci, Hannah Miller, Evan Calkins, Edvinas Pocius, Brooke A Napier, Ben Emery, Dennis Bourdette and 1 more

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Article in Cell chemical biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Skylar J FerraraDepartment of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry and Program in Chemical Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, L334, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Priya ChaudharyVA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Margaret J DeBellDepartment of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry and Program in Chemical Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, L334, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Gail MarracciVA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Hannah MillerDepartment of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry and Program in Chemical Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, L334, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Evan CalkinsVA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Edvinas PociusVA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Brooke A NapierDepartment of Biology, Portland State University, OR 97201, USA.
Ben EmeryDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Dennis BourdetteVA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Thomas S ScanlanDepartment of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry and Program in Chemical Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, L334, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Electronic address: scanlant@ohsu.edu.
Oregon Health & Science University · USVA Portland Health Care System · USPortland State University · US

Funding

Ultrastructure and Single Particle Microscopy CoreP30NS061800 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI AICHER, SUE A · 2009 to 2020
$6.6M
Thyroid Hormone ActionR01DK052798 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SCANLAN, THOMAS STERLING · 1997 to 2020
$5.7M
Reprogramming of Inflammation, Immune Cell Function, and Disease Outcomes by the Western Diet (Supplement)R35GM133804 · NIGMS · PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY · PI NAPIER, BROOKE ANN · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
Neuronal responses to chronic demyelinationR01NS120981 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI EMERY, BEN · 2021 to 2025
$2.1M
Thyroid Hormone ActionR56DK052798 · NIDDK · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI SCANLAN, THOMAS STERLING · 2009 to 2021
$581k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052798NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK052798NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133804NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS061800NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) is a cell surface receptor on macrophages and microglia that senses and responds to disease-associated signals to regulate the phenotype of these innate immune cells. The TREM2 signaling pathway has been implicated in a variety of diseases ranging from neurodegeneration in the central nervous system to metabolic disease in the periphery. Here, we report that TREM2 is a thyroid hormone-regulated gene and its expression in macrophages and microglia is stimulated by thyroid hormone and synthetic thyroid hormone agonists (thyromimetics). Our findings report the endocrine regulation of TREM2 by thyroid hormone, and provide a unique opportunity to drug the TREM2 signaling pathway with orally active small-molecule therapeutic agents.

Indexed as

AcetatesAnimalsBinding SitesBrainEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunity, InnateMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaModels, MolecularPhenolsPhenoxyacetates(4-(4-hydroxy-3-isopropyl-5-(4-nitrophenylethynyl)benzyl)-3,5-dimethylphenoxy)acetic acidAcetatesGC 1 compoundMembrane GlycoproteinsPhenolsPhenoxyacetatesReceptors, ImmunologicRetinoid X ReceptorsRNA, MessengerThyroid HormonesTrem2 protein, mouseinnate immunityneurodegenerationSARS-CoV-2therapeuticsthyroid hormoneTREM2

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PMID34375614
PMCPMC8818810
OpenAlexW3190785227

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