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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2011

PD-L1 co-stimulation contributes to ligand-induced T cell receptor down-modulation on CD8+ T cells.

Katarzyna Karwacz, Christopher Bricogne, Douglas MacDonald, Frederick Arce, Clare L Bennett, Mary Collins, David Escors

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 163 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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163citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

163 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 268 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Katarzyna KarwaczDivision of Infection and Immunity, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, UK.
Christopher Bricogne
Douglas MacDonald
Frederick Arce
Clare L Bennett
Mary Collins
David Escors
University College London · GBCRUK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence · GBHarvard University · USThe Royal Free Hospital · GB

Funding

Arthritis Research UK 18433Medical Research Council G0900374Medical Research Council G0900950Medical Research Council G9721629Versus Arthritis 18433
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell receptor (TCR) down-modulation after antigen presentation is a fundamental process that regulates TCR signal transduction. Current understanding of this process is that intrinsic TCR/CD28 signal transduction leads to TCR down-modulation. Here, we show that the interaction between programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) on dendritic cells (DCs) and programmed death 1 (PD-1) on CD8 T cells contributes to ligand-induced TCR down-modulation. We provide evidence that this occurs via Casitas B-lymphoma (Cbl)-b E3 ubiquitin ligase up-regulation in CD8 T cells. Interference with PD-L1/PD-1 signalling markedly inhibits TCR down-modulation leading to hyper-activated, proliferative CD8 T cells as assessed in vitro and in vivo in an arthritis model. PD-L1 silencing accelerates anti-tumour immune responses and strongly potentiates DC anti-tumour capacities, when combined with mitogen-activated kinase (MAPK) modulators that promote DC activation.

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AnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Presenting CellsB7-H1 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDown-RegulationGene SilencingGenetic VectorsHumansInflammationLentivirusLigandsLymphocyte ActivationMiceModels, ImmunologicalNeoplasmsB7-H1 AntigenLigandsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRNA, Small InterferingUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

Identifiers

PMID21739608
PMCPMC3191120
OpenAlexW2097514222

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