The CAR macrophage cells, a novel generation of chimeric antigen-based approach against solid tumors

K Hadiloo, S Taremi, M Heidari, A Esmaeilzadeh - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
Today, adoptive cell therapy has many successes in cancer therapy, and this subject is
brilliant in using chimeric antigen receptor T cells. The CAR T cell therapy, with its FDA …

Initiation of focal adhesion assembly by talin and kindlin: A dynamic view

L Zhu, EF Plow, J Qin - Protein science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Focal adhesions (FAs) are integrin‐containing protein complexes regulated by a network of
hundreds of protein–protein interactions. They are formed in a spatiotemporal manner upon …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory macrophages exploit unconventional pro-phagocytic integrins for phagocytosis and anti-tumor immunity

Z Tang, D Davidson, R Li, MC Zhong, J Qian, J Chen… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Blockade of the inhibitory checkpoint SIRPα-CD47 promotes phagocytosis of cancer cells by
macrophages and is a promising avenue in anti-cancer therapy. Productive phagocytosis is …

Mechanism of integrin activation by talin and its cooperation with kindlin

F Lu, L Zhu, T Bromberger, J Yang, Q Yang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Talin-induced integrin binding to extracellular matrix ligands (integrin activation) is the key
step to trigger many fundamental cellular processes including cell adhesion, cell migration …

Immune cell plasticity in inflammation: Insights into description and regulation of immune cell phenotypes

A Margraf, M Perretti - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a life-saving immune reaction occurring in response to invading pathogens.
Nonetheless, inflammation can also occur in an uncontrolled, unrestricted manner, leading …

The activation and regulation of β2 integrins in phagocytes and phagocytosis

H Sun, K Zhi, L Hu, Z Fan - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Phagocytes, which include neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells,
protect the body by removing foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells. Phagocytic …

Manipulating macrophage polarization in cancer patients: From nanoparticles to human chimeric antigen receptor macrophages

M Santoni, F Massari, R Montironi, N Battelli - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell treatment has provided notable results in
hematological tumors. Unfortunately, this evidence has not been translated into improved …

Pathways for macrophage uptake of cell-free circular RNAs

L Amaya, B Abe, J Liu, F Zhao, WL Zhang, R Chen… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are stable RNAs present in cell-free RNA, which may comprise
cellular debris and pathogen genomes. Here, we investigate the phenomenon and …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-cancer analysis reveals an immunological role and prognostic potential of PXN in human cancer

Y Chen, H Zhao, Y Xiao, P Shen, L Tan, S Zhang… - Aging (albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Paxillin (PXN) is a protein involved in numerous physiological processes, and its presence
is closely related to the occurrence and development of many types of tumors. However, no …

Fibronectin leucine-rich transmembrane protein 2 drives monocyte differentiation into macrophages via the UNC5B-Akt/mTOR axis

Y Fang, K Ma, YM Huang, Y Dang, Z Liu, Y Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Upon migrating into the tissues, hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-derived monocytes
differentiate into macrophages, playing a crucial role in determining innate immune …