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ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2010

Epigenomics of T cell activation, differentiation, and memory.

Suresh Cuddapah, Artem Barski, Keji Zhao

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Targeting Epigenetics to Cure HIV-1: Lessons From (and for) Cancer Treatment.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Suresh CuddapahLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. cuddapas@nhlbi.nih.gov
Artem Barski
Keji Zhao
National Institutes of Health · USNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute · US

Funding

Genome-wide mapping of histone modificationsZIAHL005801 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI ZHAO, KEJI · 2009 to 2025
$24.0M
Epigenetic Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem CellsZIAHL006031 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI ZHAO, KEJI · 2009 to 2025
$16.6M
Epigenetic Regulation of T cell differentiationZIAHL006030 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI ZHAO, KEJI · 2009 to 2025
$15.3M
Genome-wide mapping of histone modificationsZ01HL005801 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI ZHAO, KEJI · 2003 to 2008
$5.2M
Role of Chromatin and Gene Poising in T Cell Differentiation and ActivationK22HL098691 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI BARSKI, ARTEM · 2011 to 2013
$807k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HL005801NHLBI NIH HHS 1K22HL098691NHLBI NIH HHS K22 HL098691
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of T cells is an essential step in the immunological response to infection. Although activation of naïve T cells results in proliferation and slow differentiation into cytokine-producing effector cells, antigen engagement with memory cells leads to cytokine production immediately. Even though the cell surface signaling events are similar in both the cases, the outcome is different, suggesting that distinct regulatory mechanisms may exist downstream of the activation signals. Recent advances in the understanding of global epigenetic patterns in T cells have resulted in the appreciation of the role of epigenetic mechanisms in processes such as activation and differentiation. In this review we discuss recent data suggesting that naïve T cell activation, differentiation, and lineage commitment result in epigenetic changes and a fine balance between different histone modifications is required. On the other hand, memory T cells are poised and do not require epigenetic changes for short-term activation.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticLymphocyte ActivationAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansImmunologic MemoryMiceT-Lymphocytes

Identifiers

PMID20226645
PMCPMC2892201
OpenAlexW2046494066

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