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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2008

New insights into the roles of Stat5a/b and Stat3 in T cell development and differentiation.

Lai Wei, Arian Laurence, John J O'Shea

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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

64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

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

Funding

Stat transcription factors in immunoregulation and autoimmune diseaseZIAAR041159 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI O'SHEA, JOHN · 2009 to 2025
$49.3M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 EY999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell development and differentiation is carefully orchestrated by a series of cytokines. The importance of STAT family proteins in mediating signals by these cytokines is well-known, but new information on the role of STATs in novel aspects of T cell function and T cell subsets continues to accumulate. Recent studies have placed Stat5a/b and Stat3 center stage in T cell development and differentiation. Stat5a/b are indispensable in T regulatory (Treg) cell development and maintenance, and negatively regulate T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation. Conversely, Stat3 is essential for Th17 differentiation and inhibits Treg cells. The balance of Treg and Th17 cells is thought to be critical in maintaining immune tolerance, while preserving effective host defense. Therefore, Stat5a/b and Stat3 are emerging to be key players in T cell differentiation and homeostasis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationInterleukin-10Lymphoid TissueSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT5 Transcription FactorT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsInterleukin-10STAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT5 Transcription Factor

Identifiers

PMID18708155
PMCPMC2657870
OpenAlexW2028304885

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