Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21242076›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2011

Signaling in thymic selection.

Nicholas R J Gascoigne, Ed Palmer

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
62citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. New insights into the Lck-NF-κB signaling pathway.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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  5. TRAF3: Guardian of T lymphocyte functions.Frontiers in immunology · 2023
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  6. A Beginner's Guide to T Cell Development.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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  13. Expansion of an Unusual Virtual Memory CD8Frontiers in immunology · 2021
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  20. CP-25 Attenuates the Activation of CD4Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018
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2 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicholas R J GascoigneDepartment of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. gascoigne@scripps.edu
Ed Palmer
Scripps Research Institute · USUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

Funding

Intermolecular Interactions in the Immunological SynapseR01GM065230 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI SAUER, KARSTEN · 2002 to 2014
$4.6M
Soluble T Cel Receptor Studies on MHC RestrictionR01AI074074 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI GASCOIGNE, NICHOLAS R · 2007 to 2011
$2.2M
A novel protein regulating thymocyte developmentR01AI073870 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI GASCOIGNE, NICHOLAS R · 2009 to 2010
$950k
Themis Regulation of Thymocyte SelectionR56AI073870 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI GASCOIGNE, NICHOLAS R · 2011 to 2011
$474k
NIAID NIH HHS AI073870NIAID NIH HHS AI074074NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI073870NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI074074NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI073870NIGMS NIH HHS GM065230NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell receptor signaling allows the developing thymocyte to undergo positive or negative selection, which is required for the formation of a useful mature T cell repertoire. Recent developments include the finding that much of the Lck kinase (required to initiate T cell signaling) is already in an active configuration before signaling. The analog strength of antigen binding to the T cell receptor binding may be translated into a digital signal by the amount of time the TCR is paired with a co-receptor carrying Lck. Downstream, the cellular localization of MAP kinase signaling is determined by the strength of the signal and in turn predicts positive or negative selection. A novel protein, Themis, is important in crossing the positive selection developmental checkpoint, but its mode of action is still uncertain. Commitment to the CD4 or CD8 lineage is influenced by the amount of ZAP-70 signaling and also by closely regulated responsiveness to intrathymic cytokines such as IL7.

Indexed as

Cell LineageSignal TransductionAnimalsCytokinesHumansReceptors, Antigen, T-CellThymus GlandT-LymphocytesCytokinesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

Identifiers

PMID21242076
PMCPMC3073816
OpenAlexW2131264743

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