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ReviewSeminars in immunology2011

Regulation of self-tolerance by Qa-1-restricted CD8(+) regulatory T cells.

Hye-Jung Kim, Harvey Cantor

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Review in Seminars in immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

53 citing papers in PubMed, 94 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hye-Jung KimDepartment of Cancer Immunology & AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Harvey Cantor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · US

Funding

IMMUNOLOGIC MECHANISMS THAT PREVENT AUTOIMMUNITYR01AI037562 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI CANTOR, HARVEY · 1996 to 2021
$9.4M
Postdoctoral Training Program in Cancer ImmunologyT32CA070083 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI CANTOR, HARVEY · 1997 to 2012
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA070083NIAID NIH HHS AI037562NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI037562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mounting an efficient immune response to pathogens while avoiding damage to host tissues is the central task of the immune system. Emerging evidence has highlighted the contribution of the CD8(+) lineage of regulatory T cells to the maintenance of self-tolerance. Specific recognition of the MHC class Ib molecule Qa-1 complexed to peptides expressed by activated CD4(+) T cells by regulatory CD8(+) T cells triggers an inhibitory interaction that prevents autoimmune responses. Conversely, defective Qa-1-restricted CD8(+) regulatory activity can result in development of systemic autoimmune disease. Here, we review recent research into the cellular and molecular basis of these regulatory T cells, their mechanism of suppressive activity and the potential application of these insights into new treatments for autoimmune disease and cancer.

Indexed as

Self ToleranceAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunologic MemoryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IQ surface antigens

Identifiers

PMID22136694
PMCPMC4631408
OpenAlexW2032625166

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