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ArticleNature immunology2011

Expression of A20 by dendritic cells preserves immune homeostasis and prevents colitis and spondyloarthritis.

Gianna Elena Hammer, Emre E Turer, Kimberly E Taylor, Celia J Fang, Rommel Advincula, Shigeru Oshima, Julio Barrera, Eric J Huang, Baidong Hou, Barbara A Malynn and 5 more

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Article in Nature immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 147 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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147citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

147 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 238 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Role of Ubiquitin Signaling in Modulating Dendritic Cell Function.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gianna Elena HammerDepartment of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Emre E Turer
Kimberly E Taylor
Celia J Fang
Rommel Advincula
Shigeru Oshima
Julio Barrera
Eric J Huang
Baidong Hou
Barbara A Malynn
Boris Reizis
Anthony DeFranco
Lindsey A Criswell
Mary C Nakamura
Averil Ma
University of California, San Francisco · USSan Francisco VA Medical Center · USColumbia University · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN DISGESTIVE DISEASES AND NUTRITIONT32DK007007 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI AVERIL I MA · 1986 to 2026
$6.4M
Ubiquitylation and the Regulation of Immune HomeostasisR01DK071939 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI COHEN, ROBERT, MA, AVERIL I · 2005 to 2014
$5.0M
A20 Mediated Regulation of Colitis and SpondyloarthritisR01DK095693 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MA, AVERIL I · 2012 to 2021
$3.1M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK071939NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK095693NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007007Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 076113Wellcome Trust 085475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs), which are known to support immune activation during infection, may also regulate immune homeostasis in resting animals. Here we show that mice lacking the ubiquitin-editing molecule A20 specifically in DCs spontaneously showed DC activation and population expansion of activated T cells. Analysis of DC-specific epistasis in compound mice lacking both A20 and the signaling adaptor MyD88 specifically in DCs showed that A20 restricted both MyD88-independent signals, which drive activation of DCs and T cells, and MyD88-dependent signals, which drive population expansion of T cells. In addition, mice lacking A20 specifically in DCs spontaneously developed lymphocyte-dependent colitis, seronegative ankylosing arthritis and enthesitis, conditions stereotypical of human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our findings indicate that DCs need A20 to preserve immune quiescence and suggest that A20-dependent DC functions may underlie IBD and IBD-associated arthritides.

Indexed as

AnimalsColitisCrohn DiseaseCysteine EndopeptidasesDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeostasisHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymphatic DiseasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Nuclear ProteinsCysteine EndopeptidasesDNA-Binding ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Nuclear ProteinsTNFAIP3 protein, humanTnfaip3 protein, mouseTumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Identifiers

PMID22019834
PMCPMC3419270
OpenAlexW2024592727

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