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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2011

A self-reactive TCR drives the development of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease.

Justin R Killebrew, Nikole Perdue, Alan Kwan, Angela M Thornton, Ethan M Shevach, Daniel J Campbell

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Nonoverlapping roles of PD-1 and FoxP3 in maintaining immune tolerance in a novel autoimmune pancreatitis mouse model.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Justin R KillebrewDepartment of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Nikole Perdue
Alan Kwan
Angela M Thornton
Ethan M Shevach
Daniel J Campbell
Benaroya Research InstituteNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Studies of the Function of Naturally Occurring and Adaptive T Regulatory CellsZIAAI000959 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI SHEVACH, ETHAN · 2009 to 2025
$17.6M
Homing and Homeostasis of Regulatory T cellsR01AI067750 · NIAID · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI CAMPBELL, DANIEL J · 2006 to 2010
$2.6M
Functional specialization of Foxp3+ regulatory T cellsR01AI085130 · NIAID · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI CAMPBELL, DANIEL J · 2010 to 2014
$2.1M
Regulation of TSLP-Mediated Skin InflammationR01AR055695 · NIAMS · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI CAMPBELL, DANIEL J, HAMERMAN, JESSICA A · 2009 to 2013
$2.0M
Homing and function of regulatory T cells specific for islet antigensR01DK072295 · NIDDK · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI CAMPBELL, DANIEL J · 2005 to 2009
$1.6M
Homing and Homeostasis of Regulatory T cellsR56AI067750 · NIAID · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI CAMPBELL, DANIEL J · 2012 to 2012
$427k
NIAID NIH HHS AI067750NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI067750NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI085130NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI067750NIAMS NIH HHS AR055695NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR055695NIDDK NIH HHS DK072295NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK072295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) are thought to express autoreactive TCRs, it is not clear how individual TCRs influence Treg development, phenotype, and function in vivo. We have generated TCR transgenic mice (termed SFZ70 mice) using Tcra and Tcrb genes cloned from an autoreactive CD4(+) T cell isolated from a Treg-deficient scurfy mouse. The SFZ70 TCR recognizes a cutaneous autoantigen and drives development of both conventional CD4(+) Foxp3(-) T cells (T(conv)) and Foxp3(+) Tregs. SFZ70 Tregs display an activated phenotype evidenced by robust proliferation and expression of skin-homing molecules such as CD103 and P-selectin ligand. Analysis of Foxp3-deficient SFZ70 mice demonstrates that Tregs inhibit T(conv) cell expression of tissue-homing receptors and their production of proinflammatory cytokines. In addition, Treg suppression of SFZ70 T(conv) cells can be overcome by nonspecific activation of APCs. These results provide new insights into the differentiation and function of tissue-specific Tregs in vivo and provide a tractable system for analyzing the molecular requirements of Treg-mediated tolerance toward a cutaneous autoantigen.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoantigensAutoimmune DiseasesCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteForkhead Transcription FactorsImmune ToleranceLymphocyte ActivationLymphopeniaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaAutoantigensEpitopes, T-LymphocyteForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta

Identifiers

PMID21690323
PMCPMC3136363
OpenAlexW1724668698

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