Macrophages that clear apoptotic cells (efferocytosis) proliferate to enhance tissue repair and resolution. Here, we find that a previously elucidated nucleotide ‘cargo’ proliferation pathway that increases Myc mRNA is complemented by efferocytosis-induced lactate, which stabilizes Myc protein through SIRT1-mediated Myc protein deacetylation.
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This is a summary of: Ngai, D. et al. Efferocytosis-induced lactate enables the proliferation of pro-resolving macrophages to mediate tissue repair. Nat. Metab. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00921-9 (2023).
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Lactate helps in tissue repair by promoting efferocytosis-induced macrophage proliferation. Nat Metab 5, 2045–2046 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00920-w
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