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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

High-resolution CRISPR/Cas9 screens identify PAK2 as a suppressor of macrophage proliferation.

Kevin N Wanniarachchi, Astha Neupane, Bidhi Kasu, Bijaya Pradhan, Susmita Poudel, Joshua J Balster, Jason G Kerkvliet, Adam D Hoppe, Natalie W Thiex

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kevin N WanniarachchiDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-9903-7802
Astha NeupaneDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2391-058X
Bidhi KasuDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-9056-334X
Bijaya PradhanDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-7793-7704
Susmita PoudelDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-0386-7298
Joshua J BalsterDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-0617-2319
Jason G KerkvlietDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.
Adam D HoppeDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4180-0840
Natalie W ThiexDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7028-094X

Funding

Transcriptome & Networks Analysis CoreP20GM135008 · NIGMS · SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Adam David Hoppe · 2022 to 2026
$13.5M
The Regulation of MacropinocytosisR35GM131720 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SWANSON, JOEL A · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
Determining the Role of the Mannose Receptor in Macrophage MacropinocytosisR15GM139162 · NIGMS · SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI THIEX, NATALIE WENDT · 2020 to 2020
$433k
Elucidating mechanisms of macropinosome formation, stabilization, and traffickingR01GM157516 · NIGMS · SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Natalie Wendt Thiex · 2026 to 2026
$305k
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM135008NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM157516NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM139162NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophage abundance is regulated by pathways controlling survival and proliferation, yet the genetic determinants of macrophage fitness remain poorly understood. Here, we performed replicate genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screens in primary murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) to identify positive and negative regulators of macrophage fitness. Validity of the screens is supported by finding previously characterized core essential genes such as those encoding translation machinery, while disruption of established tumor suppressors increased BMDM representation in the culture. As expected,

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PMID42779908
PMCPMC13596332

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