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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2024

The chemerin-CMKLR1 axis in keratinocytes impairs innate host defense against cutaneous Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Yu Chen, Yan Song, Zhe Wang, Yangfan Lai, Wei Yin, Qian Cai, Miaomiao Han, Yiheng Cai, Yushan Xue, Zhengrong Chen and 5 more

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Chemerin/ChemerinR1 axis and inflammation-related diseases.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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  6. The Role of Selected Proteins in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  8. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  10. DNA and cell biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Yu Chen *Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yan Song *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Zhe Wang *Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yangfan LaiDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Wei YinDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Qian CaiDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Miaomiao HanAllergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Yiheng CaiDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yushan XueDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Zhengrong ChenDepartment of Respiratory Diseases, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xi LiBiology Science Institutes, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400032, China.
Jing ChenNational Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
Min LiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Huabin LiAllergy Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China. allergyli@163.com.
Rui HeDepartment of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC), School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. ruihe@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5288-9786
Fudan University · CNEye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNSoochow University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82271138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The skin is the most common site of Staphylococcus aureus infection, which can lead to various diseases, including invasive and life-threatening infections, through evasion of host defense. However, little is known about the host factors that facilitate the innate immune evasion of S. aureus in the skin. Chemerin, which is abundantly expressed in the skin and can be activated by proteases derived from S. aureus, has both direct bacteria-killing activity and immunomodulatory effects via interactions with its receptor CMKLR1. Here, we demonstrate that a lack of the chemerin/CMKLR1 axis increases the neutrophil-mediated host defense against S. aureus in a mouse model of cutaneous infection, whereas chemerin overexpression, which mimics high levels of chemerin in obese individuals, exacerbates S. aureus cutaneous infection. Mechanistically, we identified keratinocytes that express CMKLR1 as the main target of chemerin to suppress S. aureus-induced IL-33 expression, leading to impaired skin neutrophilia and bacterial clearance. CMKLR1 signaling specifically inhibits IL-33 expression induced by cell wall components but not secreted proteins of S. aureus by inhibiting Akt activation in mouse keratinocytes. Thus, our study revealed that the immunomodulatory effect of the chemerin/CMKLR1 axis mediates innate immune evasion of S. aureus in vivo and likely increases susceptibility to S. aureus infection in obese individuals.

Indexed as

ChemokinesImmunity, InnateIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratinocytesReceptors, ChemokineStaphylococcus aureusAnimalsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeutrophilsSignal TransductionSkinStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal Skin Infectionschemerin protein, mouseChemokinesCMKLR1 protein, mouseIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsReceptors, ChemokineChemerin-CMKLR1IL-33KeratinocytesNeutrophilStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID38532043
PMCPMC11143357
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