ReviewFrontiers in immunology2015
A Tale from TGF-β Superfamily for Thymus Ontogeny and Function.
Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- The thymus gland is a target and maintainer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathophysiology.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- Interplay between microRNAs and TGF-β signaling in T cells: implications for Th9 differentiation and immune pathogenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- A Brief Review on the Role of the Transcription Factor PBX1 in Hematologic Malignancies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Comprehensive summary: the role of PBX1 in development and cancers.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
- TGF-β controls development of TCRγδCell discovery · 2023Article
- Impact ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- MicroRNAs: master regulators in host-parasitic protist interactions.Open biology · 2022Review
- MicroRNA-181a restricts human γδ T cell differentiation by targeting Map3k2 and Notch2.EMBO reports · 2022Article
- The Love-Hate Relationship Between TGF-β Signaling and the Immune System During Development and Tumorigenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Pleiotropic Roles of VEGF in the Microenvironment of the Developing Thymus.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2020Article
- Transforming Growth Factor-beta signaling in αβ thymocytes promotes negative selection.Nature communications · 2019Article
- Immunoregulation by members of the TGFβ superfamily.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2016Review
- Editorial: The Role of Aire, microRNAs and Cell-Cell Interactions on Thymic Architecture and Induction of Tolerance.Frontiers in immunology · 2015Article
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Abstract
Multiple signaling pathways control every aspect of cell behavior, organ formation, and tissue homeostasis throughout the lifespan of any individual. This review takes an ontogenetic view focused on the large superfamily of TGF-β/bone morphogenetic protein ligands to address thymus morphogenesis and function in T cell differentiation. Recent findings on a role of GDF11 for reversing aging-related phenotypes are also discussed.
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