The transcription factor KLF14 regulates macrophage glycolysis and immune function by inhibiting HK2 in sepsis

Sepsis is a heterogeneous syndrome induced by a dysregulated host response to infection.Glycolysis plays a role in maintaining the immune function of macrophages,which is crucial for severely septic patients.However,how the pathways that link glycolysis and macrophages are regulated is still largely unknown.Here,we provide evidence to support the function of KLF14,a novel Krüppel-like transcription factor,in the regulation of glycolysis and the immune function of macrophages during sepsis.KLF14 deletion led to significantly increased mortality in lethal models of murine endotoxemia and sepsis.Mechanistically,KLF14 decreased glycolysis and the secretion of inflammatory cytokines by macrophages by inhibiting the transcription of HK2.In addition,we confirmed that the expression of KLF14 was upregulated in septic patients.Furthermore,pharmacological activation of KLF14 conferred protection against sepsis in mice.These findings uncover a key role of KLF14 in modulating the inflammatory signaling pathway and shed light on the development of KLF14-targeted therapeutics for sepsis.

Correction to: The transcription factor KLF14 regulates macrophage glycolysis and immune function by inhibiting HK2 in sepsis

Correction to:Cellular&Molecular Immunology https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-021-00806-5,published online 4 January 2022 In the version of this article initially published,two unintended errors were made during manuscript editing.The corresponding author’s name was misspelled and therefore incorrectly listed as Jingbao Li with the email address lijingbaoshanghai@163.com.

High-throughput combinatorial approach expeditesthe synthesis of a lead-free relaxor ferroelectric system

Developing novel lead-free ferroelectric materials is crucial for next-generationmicroelectronic technologies that are energy efficient and environmentfriendly.However,materials discovery and property optimization are typicallytime-consuming due to the limited throughput of traditional synthesismethods.In this work,we use a high-throughput combinatorial synthesisapproach to fabricate lead-free ferroelectric superlattices and solid solutions of(Ba_(0.7)Ca_(0.3))TiO_(3)(BCT)and Ba(Zr_(0.2)Ti_(0.8))O_(3)(BZT)phases with continuous variationof composition and layer thickness.High-resolution x-ray diffraction(XRD)and analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy(STEM)demonstratehigh film quality and well-controlled compositional gradients.Ferroelectricand dielectric property measurements identify the“optimal propertypoint”achieved at the composition of 48BZT–52BCT.Displacement vectormaps reveal that ferroelectric domain sizes are tunable by varying{BCT–BZT}Nsuperlattice geometry.This high-throughput synthesis approach can be appliedto many other material systems to expedite new materials discovery and properties optimization,allowing for the exploration of a large area of phasespace within a single growth.