Direct conversion of injury-site myeloid cells to fibroblast-like cells of granulation tissue
At the site of injury, macrophages exit their characteristic phenotype undergoing direct conversion to fibroblasts. Keratinocyte-derived miR-21, packaged in extracellular vesicles, enables such plasticity which accounts for the vast majority of all fibroblasts in the granulation tissue.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03208-w |