The TH17 subset of helper T cells drives emphysema in smokers, but how these cells are elicited remains unknown. A study now links the microRNA miR-22 and the histone deacetylase HDAC4 to regulation of the activation of antigen-presenting cells after exposure to smoke.
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Brusselle, G., Bracke, K. MicroRNA miR-22 drives TH17 responses in emphysema. Nat Immunol 16, 1109–1110 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.3295
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