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ArticleNature immunology2013

Deficiency in IL-17-committed Vγ4(+) γδ T cells in a spontaneous Sox13-mutant CD45.1(+) congenic mouse substrain provides protection from dermatitis.

Elizabeth E Gray, Francisco Ramírez-Valle, Ying Xu, Shuang Wu, Zhihao Wu, Klaus E Karjalainen, Jason G Cyster

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Article in Nature immunology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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130citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

130 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 218 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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elizabeth E GrayHoward Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Francisco Ramírez-Valle
Ying Xu
Shuang Wu
Zhihao Wu
Klaus E Karjalainen
Jason G Cyster
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USNanyang Technological University · SGUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Chemokines and Lymphoid Tissue Organization and FunctionR01AI045073 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CYSTER, JASON G · 1999 to 2023
$7.6M
UCSF Dermatology Training GrantT32AR007175 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Wilson Liao, Michael David Rosenblum · 1986 to 2026
$6.1M
Chemokines and Lymphoid Tissue Organization and FunctionR37AI045073 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jason G Cyster · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAID NIH HHS AI045073NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI045073NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI045073NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin 17 (IL-17)-committed γδ T cells (γδT17 cells) participate in many immune responses, but their developmental requirements and subset specific functions remain poorly understood. Here we report that a commonly used CD45.1(+) congenic C57BL/6 mouse substrain is characterized by selective deficiency in Vγ4(+) γδT17 cells. This trait was due to a spontaneous mutation in the gene encoding the transcription factor Sox13 that caused an intrinsic defect in development of those cells in the neonatal thymus. The γδT17 cells migrated from skin to lymph nodes at low rates. In a model of psoriasis-like dermatitis, the Vγ4(+) γδT17 cell subset expanded considerably in lymph nodes and homed to inflamed skin. Sox13-mutant mice were protected from psoriasis-like skin changes, which identified a role for Sox13-dependent γδT17 cells in this inflammatory condition.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, NewbornAutoantigensCells, CulturedDermatitisFlow CytometryInterleukin-17Leukocyte Common AntigensLymph NodesMiceMice, CongenicMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred ICRMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMutationAutoantigensInterleukin-17Leukocyte Common AntigensPtprc protein, mouseReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaSox13 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID23624556
PMCPMC3660499
OpenAlexW2060257187

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