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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Syntaxin-4 and SNAP23 are involved in neutrophil degranulation, but not in the release of mitochondrial DNA during NET formation.

Lea Gigon, Timothée Fettrelet, Marta Miholic, Kenneth R McLeish, Shida Yousefi, Darko Stojkov, Hans-Uwe Simon

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Lea GigonInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Timothée FettreletInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Marta MiholicInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Kenneth R McLeishDepartment of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States.
Shida YousefiInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Darko StojkovInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Hans-Uwe SimonInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CHMedizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane · DEUniversity of Ljubljana · SIUniversity of Louisville · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils are a specialized subset of white blood cells, which have the ability to store pre-formed mediators in their cytoplasmic granules. Neutrophils are well-known effector cells involved in host protection against pathogens through diverse mechanisms such as phagocytosis, degranulation, extracellular traps, and oxidative burst. In this study, we provide evidence highlighting the significance of the SNARE proteins syntaxin-4 and synaptosomal-associated protein (SNAP) 23 in the release of azurophilic granules, specific granules, and the production of reactive oxygen species in human neutrophils. In contrast, the specific blockade of either syntaxin-4 or SNAP23 did not prevent the release of mitochondrial dsDNA in the process of neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. These findings imply that degranulation and the release of mitochondrial dsDNA involve at least partially distinct molecular pathways in neutrophils.

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Extracellular TrapsQa-SNARE ProteinsQb-SNARE ProteinsQc-SNARE ProteinsDNA, MitochondrialExocytosisHumansNeutrophilsDNA, MitochondrialQa-SNARE ProteinsQb-SNARE ProteinsQc-SNARE ProteinsSNAP23 protein, humansyntaxin 4, humandegranulationEETeosinophilsmitochondrial DNANETneutrophilsSNAP23syntaxin-4

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PMID37885878
PMCPMC10599146
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