ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025
Targeting eRNA-Producing Super-Enhancers Regulates TNFα Expression and Mitigates Chronic Inflammation in Mice and Patient-Derived Immune Cells.
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- From cell to disease: Regulatory networks and mechanisms of super‑enhancers in aging (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2026Review
- Targeting ARF6-SUCNR1 Axis: Antisense Oligonucleotide Adjuvants for Neutrophil Immunometabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Profibrotic macrophage populations and cell communications in pulmonary fibrosis.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026Review
- Targeting eRNA-Producing Super-Enhancers Regulates TNFα Expression and Mitigates Chronic Inflammation in Mice and Patient-Derived Immune Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chronic inflammatory diseases are driven by immune cell dysregulation and overproduction of pro-inflammatory molecules, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). Super-enhancers (SEs) and their enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) are critical gene expression regulators and offer therapeutic potential beyond protein-targeting approaches. This work hypothesizes that targeting eRNAs could reduce chronic inflammation by modulating TNFα expression. This work generates TNF-9 knockout (KO) mice by deleting a Tnfα-regulating enhancer region. These mice exhibit significantly reduced Tnfα levels, improved disease outcomes, and diminished immune cell activation in models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriasis, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis. Integrative epigenomic and transcriptomic analysis identify additional LPS-responsive, eRNA-producing enhancers as therapeutic targets. Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-mediated knockdown of TNF-9 eRNA in mouse macrophages demonstrate decreased Tnfα expression and alleviated RA symptoms. Furthermore, ASO-mediated inhibition of the eRNA of the human homolog of TNF-9 similarly reduce TNFα levels. These findings support eRNA-targeted interventions as potential treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases.
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