MicroRNAs as regulatory elements in immune system logic

A Mehta, D Baltimore - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are crucial post-transcriptional regulators of haematopoietic cell fate
decisions. They act by negatively regulating the expression of key immune development …

Thymic development of unconventional T cells: how NKT cells, MAIT cells and γδ T cells emerge

DG Pellicci, HF Koay, SP Berzins - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
T cell lineages are defined by specialized functions and differential expression of surface
antigens, cytokines and transcription factors. Conventional CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are the …

Gut microbiome–mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells

C Ma, M Han, B Heinrich, Q Fu, Q Zhang, M Sandhu… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Primary liver tumors and liver metastasis currently represent the leading
cause of cancer-related deaths. The liver intimately cross-talks with the gut and performs …

LPS-preconditioned mesenchymal stromal cells modify macrophage polarization for resolution of chronic inflammation via exosome-shuttled let-7b

D Ti, H Hao, C Tong, J Liu, L Dong, J Zheng… - Journal of translational …, 2015 - Springer
Background Within the last few years, it has become evident that LPS-preconditioned
mesenchymal stromal cells (LPS pre-MSCs) show enhanced paracrine effects, including …

MicroRNA let-7 and viral infections: focus on mechanisms of action

A Letafati, S Najafi, M Mottahedi, M Karimzadeh… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are fundamental post-transcriptional modulators of several critical
cellular processes, a number of which are involved in host defense mechanisms. In …

Let-7 as biomarker, prognostic indicator, and therapy for precision medicine in cancer

E Chirshev, KC Oberg, YJ Ioffe… - Clinical and translational …, 2019 - Springer
Abnormal regulation and expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been documented in
various diseases including cancer. The miRNA let-7 (MIRLET7) family controls …

The gene regulatory basis of bystander activation in CD8+ T cells

NB Watson, RK Patel, C Kean, J Veazey… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
CD8+ T cells are classically recognized as adaptive lymphocytes based on their ability to
recognize specific foreign antigens and mount memory responses. However, recent studies …

Let-7 enhances murine anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses by promoting memory and antagonizing terminal differentiation

AC Wells, KA Hioki, CC Angelou, AC Lynch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The success of the CD8 T cell-mediated immune response against infections and tumors
depends on the formation of a long-lived memory pool, and the protection of effector cells …

Circulating exosomes suppress the induction of regulatory T cells via let-7i in multiple sclerosis

K Kimura, H Hohjoh, M Fukuoka, W Sato, S Oki… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the central nervous
system. Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells are reduced in frequency and dysfunctional in …

Retinoic acid and retinoic acid receptors as pleiotropic modulators of the immune system

A Larange, H Cheroutre - Annual review of immunology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Vitamin A is a multifunctional vitamin implicated in a wide range of biological processes. Its
control over the immune system and functions are perhaps the most pleiotropic not only for …