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ReviewSeminars in immunopathology2014

CMV-encoded Fcγ receptors: modulators at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity.

Eugenia Corrales-Aguilar, Katja Hoffmann, Hartmut Hengel

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Review in Seminars in immunopathology, 2014. 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
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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, 57 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eugenia Corrales-AguilarVirology-CIET, Faculty of Microbiology, University of Costa Rica, 11501-2060, San José, Costa Rica.
Katja Hoffmann
Hartmut Hengel
University of Freiburg · DEUniversidad de Costa Rica · CR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The constant region of IgG antibodies mediates antiviral activities upon engaging host Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) expressed by a variety of immune cells, such as antibody-dependent cellullar cytotoxcity (ADCC) executed by natural killer (NK)cells. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is unique among viruses by encoding also an array of several Fcγ-binding glycoproteins with cell surface disposition and concomitant incorporation into the virion. Evidence is increasing that the virus-encoded Fcγ receptors differ in their Fcγ binding mode but effectively operate as adversaries of host FcγRs since they are able to prevent IgG-mediated triggering of activating host FcγRs, i.e., FcγRI, FcγRIIA, and FcγRIIIA. Here we discuss virus-encoded FcγRs as the first known HCMV inhibitors of IgG-mediated immunity which could account for the limited efficacy of HCMV hyperimmune globulin in clinical settings. A better understanding of their molecular mode of action opens up new perspectives for improving IgG therapies against HCMV disease.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCarrier ProteinsCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsHumansImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin GImmunomodulationImmunotherapyLigandsProtein BindingReceptors, IgGViral ProteinsAntibodies, ViralCarrier ProteinsImmunoglobulin GLigandsReceptors, IgGViral Proteins

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PMID25288477
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