Epigenetically controlled endothelial promyelocytic leukemia drives liver inflammation and fibrosis
Can Gan·Jinhang Gao·Wenting Dai·Jiaxin Chen·Zhiyin Huang·Zhu Yang·Enjiang Lai·Frank Tacke·Yang Xiao·Mengfei Liu·Chong Zhao·Fei Wang·Bei Li·Bo Wei·Chengwei Tang·Shuai Chen·Yang Tai·Tian Lan·Haopeng Yu·Yangkun Guo·Vijay H. Shah·Zhaodi Che·Sheng Cao
Cellular and molecular heterogeneity in the liver has been increasingly recognized to drive liver fibrosis progression, but the particular events that occur initially in response to liver injury and trigger the immune cell recruitment remain unclear. Here, we identify epigenetically aberrant liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) as key players in this process. Mechanistically, the epigenetic readers like bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4)-dependent super-enhancers (SEs) activate proinf
