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SUBMITTER: Zheng R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844825 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
iScience 20240112 2
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an enzyme that functions in host defense. MPO is released into the vascular lumen by neutrophils during inflammation and may adhere and subsequently penetrate endothelial cells (ECs) coating vascular walls. We show that MPO enters the nucleus of ECs and binds chromatin independently of its enzymatic activity. MPO drives chromatin decondensation at its binding sites and enhances condensation at neighboring regions. It binds loci relevant for endothelial-to-mesenchymal tra ...[more]