Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22411096›Full record

ReviewImmunologic research2012

Activation and regulation of interferon-β in immune responses.

Wei-Xiang Sin, Peng Li, Joe Poh-Sheng Yeong, Keh-Chuang Chin

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Review in Immunologic research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 65 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Xiang SinLaboratory of Gene Regulation and Inflammation, Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #04 Immunos, Biopolis, Singapore.
Peng Li
Joe Poh-Sheng Yeong
Keh-Chuang Chin
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGSingapore Immunology Network · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interferons (IFNs) were discovered more than half a century ago, and extensive research has since identified multifarious roles for type I IFN in human immune responses. Here, we review the functions of IFN-β in innate and adaptive immunity. We also discuss the activation and influence of IFN-β on myeloid cell types, including monocytes and dendritic cells, as well as address the effects of IFN-β on T cells and B cells. Findings from our own laboratory, which explores the molecular mechanisms of IFN-β activation by LPS and viruses, as well as from other groups investigating the regulation of IFN-β by viral proteins and endogenous factors are described. The effects of post-translational modifications of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-3 on IFN-β induction are also highlighted. Many unanswered questions remain concerning the regulation of the type I IFN response in inflammation, especially the role of transcription factors in the modulation of inflammatory gene expression, and these questions will form the basis for exciting avenues of future research.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationInterferon-betaInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalViral ProteinsInterferon-betaInterferon Regulatory Factor-3IRF3 protein, humanViral Proteins

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PMID22411096
OpenAlexW2033042744

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