Given that apoptosis is the dominant modality of homeostatic cell turnover,efficient clearance of apoptotic cells(ACs),which is a process known as efferocytosis,is critical for immune homeostasis.The phagocytic engulf...Given that apoptosis is the dominant modality of homeostatic cell turnover,efficient clearance of apoptotic cells(ACs),which is a process known as efferocytosis,is critical for immune homeostasis.The phagocytic engulfment of ACs occurs through an immunologically silent process to prevent an immune response to self-antigens.Correspondingly,defects in the removal of ACs have been proposed to underlie the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).1,2 However,pathways that regulate phagocytes for efficient immune-silent AC uptake remain to be fully elucidated.Dicer is best known for its role as a riboendonuclease in the biogenesis of microRNAs.3 While recent studies have determined a link between microRNAs and AC clearance,the interplay between Dicer and efferocytosis remains unknown.展开更多
基金supported by a grant(2016YFA0502201)from the National Key Research Program of China(Z.Z.)and grants(81671559 and 82071778)from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Z.Z.).
文摘Given that apoptosis is the dominant modality of homeostatic cell turnover,efficient clearance of apoptotic cells(ACs),which is a process known as efferocytosis,is critical for immune homeostasis.The phagocytic engulfment of ACs occurs through an immunologically silent process to prevent an immune response to self-antigens.Correspondingly,defects in the removal of ACs have been proposed to underlie the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).1,2 However,pathways that regulate phagocytes for efficient immune-silent AC uptake remain to be fully elucidated.Dicer is best known for its role as a riboendonuclease in the biogenesis of microRNAs.3 While recent studies have determined a link between microRNAs and AC clearance,the interplay between Dicer and efferocytosis remains unknown.
