Citation
- Authors: Zhong, X., Lee, H. N., Kim, S. H., Park, S. A., Kim, W., Cha, Y. N., Surh, Y. J.
- Year: 2018
- Journal: FASEB J fj201800223R
- Applications: in vitro / DNA / jetPEI-Macrophage
- Cell type: Mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages
Description: Primary mouse bone marrow macrophages
Known as: BMDM
Abstract
A key event required for effective resolution of inflammation is efferocytosis, which is defined as phagocytic removal of apoptotic cells mostly by macrophages acquiring an alternatively activated phenotype (M2). c-Myc has been reported to play a role in alternative activation of human macrophages and is proposed as one of the M2 macrophage markers. We found that M2-like peritoneal macrophages from zymosan A-treated mice exhibited a marked accumulation of Myc-nick, a truncated protein generated by a Calpain-mediated proteolytic cleavage of full-length c-Myc. Further, ectopic expression of Myc-nick in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages promoted the M2 polarization and, consequently, enhanced their efferocytic capability. Notably, Myc-nick-induced efferocytosis was found to be tightly associated with alpha-tubulin acetylation by K acetyltransferase 2a (Kat2a/Gcn5) activity. These findings suggest Myc-nick as a novel proresolving mediator that has a fundamental function in maintaining homeostasis under inflammatory conditions.-Zhong, X., Lee, H.-N., Kim, S. H., Park, S.-A., Kim, W., Cha, Y.-N., Surh, Y.-J. Myc-nick promotes efferocytosis through M2 macrophage polarization during resolution of inflammation.