Evidence map›Paper›PMID 11594459›Full record

ReviewImmunologic research2001

Signaling by CD40 and its mimics in B cell activation.

G A Bishop, B S Hostager

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Review in Immunologic research, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Expansion of B10 cellsInternational journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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  4. Single-nuclei transcriptome analysis of IgMFrontiers in immunology · 2025
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  5. TRAF3 regulation of proximal TLR signaling in B cells.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2024
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  10. FcγRs and Their Relevance for the Activity of Anti-CD40 Antibodies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  19. Frontiers in immunology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

G A BishopDept. of Microbiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. gail-bishop@uiowa.edu
B S Hostager
University of Iowa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD40 is a member of the growing tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNF-R) family of molecules, and has been shown to play important roles in T cell-mediated B lymphocyte activation. Ligation of B cell CD40 by CD154 expressed on activated T cells stimulates B cell proliferation, differentiation, isotype switching, upregulation of surface molecules contributing to antigen presentation, development of the germinal center, and the humoral memory response. Several distinct structural motifs in the CD40 cytoplasmic domain regulate various CD40 signaling pathways, which involve both the TNF-R associated factors (TRAFs) and additional signaling proteins, and lead to activation of kinases and transcription factors. CD40-mediated B cell activation is mimicked by several biological response modifiers, as well as by a viral oncoprotein encoded by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Indexed as

Molecular MimicryAmino Acid SequenceB-LymphocytesCD40 AntigensCell Transformation, NeoplasticLymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorSignal TransductionCD40 AntigensReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor

Identifiers

PMID11594459
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