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ReviewImmunological reviews2013

Regulation of immune responses and tolerance: the microRNA perspective.

Chang-Zheng Chen, Steven Schaffert, Rita Fragoso, Christina Loh

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
89citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 162 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chang-Zheng ChenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. czchen@stanford.edu
Steven Schaffert
Rita Fragoso
Christina Loh
Baxter (United States) · USStanford University · US

Funding

The Role of Pre-miRNA Loop in Target Regulation by microRNA GenesDP1OD006435 · OD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, CHANG-ZHENG · 2009 to 2011
$2.4M
MicroRNAs as T cell sensitivity RheostatsR01AI073724 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI NOLAN, GARRY P · 2009 to 2013
$2.0M
The Role of Pre-miRNA Loop in Target Regulation by microRNA GenesDP1CA174421 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, CHANG-ZHENG · 2012 to 2013
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS DP1 CA174421NIAID NIH HHS 1R01AI073724NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI073724NIH HHS 1DP1OD00643501NIH HHS DP1 OD006435
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Much has been learned about the molecular and cellular components critical for the control of immune responses and tolerance. It remains a challenge, however, to control the immune response and tolerance at the system level without causing significant toxicity to normal tissues. Recent studies suggest that microRNA (miRNA) genes, an abundant class of non-coding RNA genes that produce characteristic approximately 22 nucleotides small RNAs, play important roles in immune cells. In this article, we discuss emerging knowledge regarding the functions of miRNA genes in the immune system. We delve into the roles of miRNAs in regulating signaling strength and threshold, homeostasis, and the dynamics of the immune response and tolerance during normal and pathogenic immunological conditions. We also present observations based on analyzes of miR-181 family genes that indicate the potential functions of primary and/or precursor miRNAs in target recognition and explore the impact of these findings on target identification. Finally, we illustrate that despite the subtle effects of miRNAs on gene expression, miRNAs have the potential to influence the outcomes of normal and pathogenic immune responses by controlling the quantitative and dynamic aspects of immune responses. Tuning miRNA functions in immune cells, through gain- and loss-of-function approaches in mice, may reveal novel approach to restore immune equilibrium from pathogenic conditions, such as autoimmune disease and leukemia, without significant toxicity.

Indexed as

Immune ToleranceImmunityImmunomodulationAnimalsHomeostasisHumansMiceMicroRNAsSignal TransductionMicroRNAsMIrn181 microRNA, human

Identifiers

PMID23550642
PMCPMC3684622
OpenAlexW2036253737

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