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Project title: Endogenous AIRE-immunoprecipitation from primary human neutrophils

ABSTRACT: Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) is a transcriptional regulator. We here assess the role for AIRE in primary human neutrophils. We found that the functional role for AIRE in neutrophils is to regulate the extrinsic apoptotic pathway involving the Fas/TNFR death receptors and Cathepsin G and the expression of unique immune mediators.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Exploris 480

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Neutrophil

DISEASE(S): Breast Cancer

SUBMITTER: Charlotte Welinder

LAB HEAD: Karin Leandersson

PROVIDER: PXD047989 | Pride | 2024-01-25

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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AIRE is expressed in breast cancer TANs and TAMs to regulate the extrinsic apoptotic pathway and inflammation.

Källberg Eva E Mehmeti-Ajradini Meliha M Björk Gunnarsdottir Frida F Göransson Marcus M Bergenfelz Caroline C Allaoui Fredriksson Roni R Hagerling Catharina C Johansson Martin E ME Welinder Charlotte C Jirström Karin K Leandersson Karin K

Journal of leukocyte biology 20240301 4

The autoimmune regulator (AIRE) is a transcriptional regulator expressed in the thymus and is necessary for maintaining immunological self-tolerance. Extrathymic AIRE expression is rare, and a role for AIRE in tumor-associated innate immune cells has not yet been established. In this study, we show that AIRE is expressed in human pro-tumor neutrophils. In breast cancer, AIRE was primarily located to tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs), and to a lesser extent to tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs ...[more]

PMID: 38060995

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Project title: Endogenous AIRE-immunoprecipitation from primary human neutrophils

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AIRE is expressed in breast cancer TANs and TAMs to regulate the extrinsic apoptotic pathway and inflammation.

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