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ArticleNature communications2024

CircCDC42-encoded CDC42-165aa regulates macrophage pyroptosis in Klebsiella pneumoniae infection through Pyrin inflammasome activation.

Nana Xu, Jiebang Jiang, Fei Jiang, Guokai Dong, Li Meng, Meng Wang, Jing Chen, Cong Li, Yongping Shi, Sisi He and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Nana Xu *Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Jiebang Jiang *Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Fei JiangJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Guokai DongJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Li MengJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Meng WangJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Jing ChenJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China.
Cong LiXuzhou Key Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Yongping ShiJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China. shiyongp@sina.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6749-4445
Sisi HeDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China. sisihe1219@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1492-0532
Rongpeng LiJiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Cardiovascular Drugs Targeting Endothelial Cells, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China. lirongpeng@jsnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8623-9068

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) NSFC82270011Natural Science Foundation of Guizhou Province (Guizhou Natural Science Foundation) Grant No. 2022(626)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The circular RNA (circRNA) family is a group of endogenous non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that have critical functions in multiple physiological and pathological processes, including inflammation, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. However, their roles in regulating innate immune responses remain unclear. Here, we define Cell division cycle 42 (CDC42)-165aa, a protein encoded by circRNA circCDC42, which is overexpressed in Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP)-infected alveolar macrophages. High levels of CDC42-165aa induces the hyperactivation of Pyrin inflammasomes and aggravates alveolar macrophage pyroptosis, while the inhibition of CDC42-165aa reduces lung injury in mice after KP infection by inhibiting Pyrin inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis. Overall, these results demonstrate that CDC42-165aa stimulates Pyrin inflammasome by inhibiting CDC42 GTPase activation and provides a potential clinical target for pathogenic bacterial infection in clinical practice.

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cdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinInflammasomesKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeMice, Inbred C57BLPyroptosisAnimalsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsHumansImmunity, InnateMacrophagesMacrophages, AlveolarMaleMiceNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinCARD Signaling Adaptor Proteinscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCdc42 protein, mouseInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPycard protein, mouse

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PMID38977695
PMCPMC11231140

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