Age‐related thymic involution: Mechanisms and functional impact

Z Liang, X Dong, Z Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Zhao - Aging Cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The thymus is the primary immune organ responsible for generating self‐tolerant and
immunocompetent T cells. However, the thymus gradually involutes during early life …

[HTML][HTML] Application of dendritic cells in tumor immunotherapy and progress in the mechanism of anti-tumor effect of Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) modulating …

D Wang, Q Cui, YJ Yang, AQ Liu, G Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that are essential in
mediating the body's natural and adaptive immune responses. The body can regulate the …

Rab7a-mTORC1 signaling-mediated cholesterol trafficking from the lysosome to mitochondria ameliorates hepatic lipotoxicity induced by aflatoxin B1 exposure

JX Lin, CY Xu, XM Wu, L Che, TY Li, SM Mo, DB Guo… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a common contaminant in many foodstuffs and is considered
a public health concern worldwide due to its hepatotoxicity caused by lipid metabolism …

Sirt6-mediated epigenetic modification of DNA accessibility is essential for Pou2f3-induced thymic tuft cell development

Q Zhang, J Zhang, T Lei, Z Liang, X Dong… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are essential for the production of self-tolerant T cells. The
newly identified thymic tuft cells are regulated by Pou2f3 and represent important elements …

Trappc1 deficiency impairs thymic epithelial cell development by breaking endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis

X Dong, Z Liang, J Zhang, Q Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are important for T cell development and immune tolerance
establishment. Although comprehensive molecular regulation of TEC development has …

mTORC2 orchestrates monocytic and granulocytic lineage commitment by an ATF5-mediated pathway

Y Zhao, C Zhao, H Guo, Z Zhang, H Xu, M Shi, Y Xu… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Myeloid hematopoiesis is a finely controlled consecutive developmental process, which is
essential to maintain peripheral innate immune homeostasis. Herein, we found that Rictor …

Trappc1 intrinsically prevents ferroptosis of naive T cells to avoid spontaneous autoinflammatory disease in mice

Z Zhang, C Zhao, L Sun, C Cheng… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
T lymphocytes are pivotal in adaptive immunity. The role of the trafficking protein particle
complex (TRAPPC) in regulating T‐cell development and homeostasis is unknown. Using …

The proprotein convertase furin regulates the development of thymic epithelial cells to ensure central immune tolerance

Z Liang, Z Zhang, Q Zhang, X Dong, X Yang, J Zhang… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The generation of mature T cells and establishment of central tolerance is predominantly
orchestrated by thymic epithelial cells (TECs). Proprotein convertases are responsible for …

Cytosolic Nuclear Sensor Dhx9 Controls Medullary Thymic Epithelial Cell Differentiation by p53-Mediated Pathways

X Dong, J Zhang, Q Zhang, Z Liang, Y Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) critically participate in T cell maturation and selection for the
establishment of immunity to foreign antigens and immune tolerance to self-antigens of T …

Emerging Link between Tsc1 and FNIP Co-Chaperones of Hsp90 and Cancer

SJ Backe, RA Sager, KA Meluni, MR Woodford… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heat shock protein-90 (Hsp90) is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone that is tightly
regulated by a group of proteins termed co-chaperones. This chaperone system is essential …