Immune Regulation News Volume 13.30 | Aug 13 2021

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    An Engineered IL-2 Reprogrammed for Anti-Tumor Therapy Using a Semi-Synthetic Organism

    The authors utilized an engineered microbial organism with a six-letter semi-synthetic DNA code to generate a library of site-specific, click chemistry compatible amino acid substitutions in the human cytokine IL-2.
    [Nature Communications]

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    A Gata3 Enhancer Necessary for ILC2 Development and Function

    Investigators showed that the differentiation of innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s), and their concomitant high level of GATA3 expression, were controlled by a Gata3 enhancer, Gata3 +674/762, that played only a minimal role in T helper type 2 cell differentiation.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    SLC15A4 Mediates M1-Prone Metabolic Shifts in Macrophages and Guards Immune Cells from Metabolic Stress

    Researchers investigated the mechanism of how SLC15A4 directed inflammatory responses. Proximity-dependent biotin identification revealed glycolysis as highly enriched gene ontology terms.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    LMO2 Is Essential to Maintain the Ability of Progenitors to Differentiate into T-Cell Lineage in Mice

    Scientists established two murine Ebf1-deficient pro-B cell lines, with and without T-lineage potential. The latter expressed lower levels of Lmo2; their potential was restored via ectopic expression of Lmo2.
    [eLife]

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    Hexavalent Chromium Inhibits the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Promotes the Apoptosis of Neutrophils via AMPK Signaling Pathway

    The authors demonstrated that hexavalent chromium inhibited the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps in rat peripheral blood and induced neutrophils apoptosis by inhibiting the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway.
    [Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety]

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    Recombinant Antibodies Recognize Conformation-Dependent Epitopes of the Leucine Zipper of Misfolding-Prone Myocilin

    Investigators used protein engineering methods to develop new recombinant antibodies that detected the N-terminal leucine zipper structural domain of myocilin and that were cross-reactive for human and mouse myocilin.
    [Journal of Biological Chemistry]

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    Diesel Exhaust Particles Increase Nasal Symptoms and IL-17A in House Dust Mite-Induced Allergic Mice

    Scientists investigated the effect of diesel exhaust particles (DEP) exposure on allergic rhinitis using a mouse model. BALB/c mice sensitized to house dust mite (HDM) were intranasally challenged with HDM in the presence and absence of DEP.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Overexpression of Cathepsin S Exacerbates Lupus Pathogenesis through Upregulation TLR7 and IFN-α in Transgenic Mice

    To investigate the mechanism of cysteine protease cathepsin S (CTSS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), CTSS-overexpressing transgenic mice were generated, and induced lupus-like symptoms.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    AZD8055 Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis via the mTOR/ROS/NLRP3 Pathway

    Researchers evaluated the effects of the autophagy activator AZD8055 on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). EAE model mice were established, histological examination was performed to assess the degree of inflammatory cell infiltration and demyelination.
    [Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications]

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    RORγ Is a Context-Specific Master Regulator of Cholesterol Biosynthesis and an Emerging Therapeutic Target in Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

    The authors summarizes the recent preclinical and clinical progress on RORγ with emphasis on its role in reprogramming tumor cholesterol metabolism and its regulation.
    [Biochemical Pharmacology]

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    Cellular Senescence in Lymphoid Organs and Immunosenescence

    Investigators explore the role of cellular senescence in age-associated lymphoid organ dysfunction and immunosenescence, and provide a framework to explore therapies to rejuvenate the aged immune system.
    [Aging-Us]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    VYNE Therapeutics Announces Licensing of BET Inhibitor Platform for Immuno-Inflammatory Conditions with In4Derm Limited

    VYNE Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with In4Derm Limited, a spin-out of the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences focused on the discovery and development of proprietary Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Domain inhibitors (BET inhibitor) for the treatment of immunology and oncology conditions.
    [VYNE Therapeutics, Inc.]

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    MU Researchers Receive $3 Million Grant to Test Diabetes Treatment

    Two University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine researchers will receive $2.2 million of a $3 million grant from the US Department of Defense to test a potentially life-changing, novel treatment for millions of people with type 1 diabetes.
    [The Missourian]

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