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ReviewSeminars in immunology2007

Signal transduction pathways and transcriptional regulation in the control of Th17 differentiation.

Zhi Chen, Arian Laurence, John J O'Shea

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Review in Seminars in immunology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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121citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

121 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 267 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhi ChenMolecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institutes of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Arian Laurence
John J O'Shea
National Institutes of Health · USNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · US

Funding

Targeting Jak3 in the treatment of autoimmune diseaseZ01AR041106 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI O'SHEA, JOHN J. · 1995 to 2008
$2.7M
Stat transcription factors in immunoregulation and autoimmune diseaseZ01AR041159 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI O'SHEA, JOHN · 2008 to 2008
$1.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AR041106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of a new lineage of helper T cells that selectively produces interleukin (IL)-17 has provided exciting new insights into immunoregulation, host defense and the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Additionally, the discovery of this T cell subset has offered a fresh look at how the complexity of selective regulation of cytokine gene expression might relate to lineage commitment, terminal differentiation and immunologic memory. Information continues to accumulate on factors that regulate Th17 differentiation at a rapid pace and a few lessons have emerged. Like other lineages, Th17 cells preferentially express a transcription factor, retinoic acid-related orphan receptor (ROR)gammat, whose expression seems to be necessary for IL-17 production. In addition, signals from the T-cell receptor are a critical aspect of controlling IL-17 production and the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFATs) appears to be another important regulator. IL-6, IL-21 and IL-23 are all cytokines that activate the transcription factor STAT3, which has been established to be necessary for multiple aspects of the biology of Th17 cells. Similarly, TGFbeta-1 is important for the differentiation of murine Th17 cells and inducible regulatory T cells (iTregs), but how it exerts its effect on IL-17 gene transcription is unknown and there are data indicating TGFbeta-1 is not required for human Th17 differentiation. The extent to which Th17 cells represent terminally differentiated cells or whether they retain plasticity and can develop into another lineage such as IFNgamma secreting Th1 cells is also unclear. Precisely how cytokines produced by this lineage are selectively expressed and selectively extinguished through epigenetic modifications is an area of great importance, but considerable uncertainty.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionTranscription, GeneticAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCytokinesHumansInterferon Regulatory FactorsInterleukin-17Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, Retinoic AcidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneSTAT3 Transcription FactorT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerCytokinesInterferon Regulatory FactorsInterleukin-17Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, Retinoic AcidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneRORC protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorTransforming Growth Factor betaTretinoin

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PMID18166487
PMCPMC2323678
OpenAlexW1989694037

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