Papers of note in Nature 549 (7671)

Annalisa M. VanHook

doi:10.1126/scisignal.aap9538

This week’s articles highlight the immune response to intestinal helminth parasites and an mRNA modification that determines cell fate.

HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS

Enteric neurons sound the alarm

Cardoso et al. and Klose et al. found that the presence of helminth parasites causes enteric neurons to release a neuropeptide that stimulates innate lymphoid cells to initiate a type 2 inflammatory response.

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

mRNA modification determines cell fate

Zhang et al. report that a specific biochemical modification of mRNAs influences the specification of the hematopoietic lineage in zebrafish embryos by affecting Notch-mediated cell fate determination.

Highlighted Articles

1. V. Cardoso,
2. J. Chesné,
3. H. Ribeiro,
4. B. García-Cassani,
5. T. Carvalho,
6. T. Bouchery,
7. K. Shah,
8. N. L. Barbosa-Morais,
9. N. Harris,
10. H. Veiga-Fernandes
, Neuronal regulation of type 2 innate lymphoid cells via neuromedin U. Nature 549, 277–281 (2017).
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1. C. S. N. Klose,
2. T. Mahlakõiv,
3. J. B. Moeller,
4. L. C. Rankin,
5. A.-L. Flamar,
6. H. Kabata,
7. L. A. Monticelli,
8. S. Moriyama,
9. G. G. Putzel,
10. N. Rakhilin,
11. X. Shen,
12. E. Kostenis,
13. G. M. König,
14. T. Senda,
15. D. Carpenter,
16. D. L. Farber,
17. D. Artis
, The neuropeptide neuromedin U stimulates innate lymphoid cells and type 2 inflammation. Nature 549, 282–286 (2017).
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1. C. Zhang,
2. Y. Chen,
3. B. Sun,
4. L. Wang,
5. Y. Yang,
6. D. Ma,
7. J. Lv,
8. J. Heng,
9. Y. Ding,
10. Y. Xue,
11. X. Lu,
12. W. Xiao,
13. Y.-G. Yang,
14. F. Liu
, m⁶A modulates haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell specification. Nature 549, 273–276 (2017).
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[1] V. Cardoso,
J. Chesné,
H. Ribeiro,
B. García-Cassani,
T. Carvalho,
T. Bouchery,
K. Shah,
N. L. Barbosa-Morais,
N. Harris,
H. Veiga-Fernandes
, Neuronal regulation of type 2 innate lymphoid cells via neuromedin U. Nature 549, 277–281 (2017).
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[2] V. Cardoso,

[3] J. Chesné,

[4] H. Ribeiro,

[5] B. García-Cassani,

[6] T. Carvalho,

[7] T. Bouchery,

[8] K. Shah,

[9] N. L. Barbosa-Morais,

[10] N. Harris,

[11] H. Veiga-Fernandes

[12] C. S. N. Klose,
T. Mahlakõiv,
J. B. Moeller,
L. C. Rankin,
A.-L. Flamar,
H. Kabata,
L. A. Monticelli,
S. Moriyama,
G. G. Putzel,
N. Rakhilin,
X. Shen,
E. Kostenis,
G. M. König,
T. Senda,
D. Carpenter,
D. L. Farber,
D. Artis
, The neuropeptide neuromedin U stimulates innate lymphoid cells and type 2 inflammation. Nature 549, 282–286 (2017).
OpenUrl

[13] C. S. N. Klose,

[14] T. Mahlakõiv,

[15] J. B. Moeller,

[16] L. C. Rankin,

[17] A.-L. Flamar,

[18] H. Kabata,

[19] L. A. Monticelli,

[20] S. Moriyama,

[21] G. G. Putzel,

[22] N. Rakhilin,

[23] X. Shen,

[24] E. Kostenis,

[25] G. M. König,

[26] T. Senda,

[27] D. Carpenter,

[28] D. L. Farber,

[29] D. Artis

[30] C. Zhang,
Y. Chen,
B. Sun,
L. Wang,
Y. Yang,
D. Ma,
J. Lv,
J. Heng,
Y. Ding,
Y. Xue,
X. Lu,
W. Xiao,
Y.-G. Yang,
F. Liu
, m⁶A modulates haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell specification. Nature 549, 273–276 (2017).
OpenUrl

[31] C. Zhang,

[32] Y. Chen,

[33] B. Sun,

[34] L. Wang,

[35] Y. Yang,

[36] D. Ma,

[37] J. Lv,

[38] J. Heng,

[39] Y. Ding,

[40] Y. Xue,

[41] X. Lu,

[42] W. Xiao,

[43] Y.-G. Yang,

[44] F. Liu

Papers of note in Nature 549 (7671)

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