NIH R01 · 2025
A redox-sensitive switch in the macrophage nucleus regulates acute phaseinflammatory injury
SUMMARY This application is based on the discovery that reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) within the nucleus of macrophages are powerful signals regulating the polarization of the early immune response and, in particular, the activation of the acute phase of inflammation. Specifically, we found that the promoters of a subset of pro-inflammatory NFκB-target genes, while remaining constitutively accessible, are muted by association with SOCS1, a redox sensitive protein that binds and depletes incoming p65 NFκB. This mechanism simultaneously prevents inflammatory tissue injury during homeostasis as well as provides a rapid and specific pathway to mobilizing aggressive innate immune…
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