Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40425139›Full record

ReviewExperimental hematology2025

Transcription factors that define the epigenome structures and transcriptomes in microglia.

Keita Saeki, Keiko Ozato

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Review in Experimental hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. lncRNAbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
    Article
  4. IRF8 deficiency causes anxiety-like behavior in a sex-dependent manner.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Keita SaekiSection on Molecular Genetics of Immunity, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: saekik2@nih.gov.
Keiko OzatoSection on Molecular Genetics of Immunity, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: ozatok@nih.gov.

Funding

GENE REGULATION IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEMZ01HD001310 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI OZATO, KEIKO · 1988 to 2008
$1.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HD001310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia, the resident macrophages of the brain, play critical roles in maintaining brain health. Recent genome-wide analyses, including ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq/CUT&RUN, and single-cell RNA-seq, have identified key transcription factors that define the transcriptome programs of microglia. Four transcription factors-PU.1, Irf8, Sall1, and Smad4-form enhancer complexes and act as lineage-determining factors, shaping microglial identity. These factors co-bind with other lineage-determining transcription factors, directing one toward designated regions that program microglia while inhibiting the other from binding to DNA. Other transcription factors, such as Batf3 and Mafb, contribute to transcriptional cascades in microglia. TGF-β is a crucial cytokine driving these transcription factors to bind DNA and maintain homeostatic microglia. These findings provide insights into the physiological aspects of microglia and their roles in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

EpigenomeMicrogliaTranscription FactorsTranscriptomeAnimalsHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesTransforming Growth Factor betaTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID40425139
PMCPMC12229243

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