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ArticleBlood2007

GATA3 up-regulation associated with surface expression of CD294/CRTH2: a unique feature of human Th cells.

Umberto De Fanis, Francesca Mori, Rebecca J Kurnat, Won Kyung Lee, Maria Bova, N Franklin Adkinson, Vincenzo Casolaro

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Article in Blood, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Umberto De FanisDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Francesca Mori
Rebecca J Kurnat
Won Kyung Lee
Maria Bova
N Franklin Adkinson
Vincenzo Casolaro
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Regulation of Il-4 in Cells Involved in Allergic DiseaseR01AI041463 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CASOLARO, VINCENZO · 2003 to 2007
$1.4M
REGULATION OF IL4 IN CELLS INVOLVED IN ALLERGIC DISEASER29AI041463 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CASOLARO, VINCENZO · 1997 to 2001
$227k
NIAID NIH HHS AI041463NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI041463NIAID NIH HHS R29 AI041463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GATA-3 and T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet) play central roles in Th-cell development and function. Consistently, studies in mice document their selective expression in Th1 and Th2 cells, respectively. In contrast, it is not clear whether these genes are regulated in human Th cells. Here we show that T-bet expression is polarized to a comparable degree in human and mouse Th-cell cultures, while only mouse GATA3 is subject to substantial regulation. This did not reflect differential skewing efficiency in human versus mouse cultures, as these contained similar frequencies of IFN-gamma- and IL-4-producing cells. However, GATA-3 was expressed at significantly higher levels in human IL-4-producing cells enriched via capture with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the PGD(2) receptor, CRTH2, the best selective Th2-cell surface marker to date. Along with increased IL-4 and GATA-3, CRTH2(+) Th cells isolated from Th2-skewed cultures or the circulating memory pool exhibited markedly decreased IFN-gamma and T-bet expression. Thus, the human GATA-3 gene is not regulated in response to polarizing signals that are sufficient to direct Th2-specific expression in mouse cells. This postulates the involvement of an additional level of complexity in the regulation of human GATA-3 expression and stresses the existence of nontrivial differences in the regulation of human versus mouse T-cell function.

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AdultAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceCells, CulturedFemaleGATA3 Transcription FactorHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, ProstaglandinTh2 CellsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerAntigens, SurfaceGATA3 Transcription Factorprostaglandin D2 receptorReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Prostaglandin

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PMID17234745
PMCPMC1885489
OpenAlexW2046843609

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