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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2016

T Cells and Gene Regulation: The Switching On and Turning Up of Genes after T Cell Receptor Stimulation in CD8 T Cells.

James M Conley, Michael P Gallagher, Leslie J Berg

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 92 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 1 institution in 1 country.

James M ConleyDepartment of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, MA , USA.
Michael P GallagherDepartment of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, MA , USA.
Leslie J BergDepartment of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, MA , USA.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

TRAINING IN IMMUNOLOGY (COMPETITIVE RENEWAL OF AI07439)T32AI007349 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI STERN, LAWRENCE J. · 1989 to 2024
$4.5M
Regulation of anti-viral T cell responses by IRF4R01AI106833 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BERG, LESLIE JOAN · 2014 to 2017
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI106833NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Signaling downstream of the T cell receptor (TCR) is directly regulated by the dose and affinity of peptide antigen. The strength of TCR signaling drives a multitude of T cell functions from development to differentiation. CD8 T cells differentiate into a diverse pool of effector and memory cells after activation, a process that is critical for pathogen clearance and is highly regulated by TCR signal strength. T cells rapidly alter their gene expression upon activation. Multiple signaling pathways downstream of the TCR activate transcription factors, which are critical for this process. The dynamics between proximal TCR signaling, transcription factor activation and CD8 T cell function are discussed here. We propose that inducible T cell kinase (ITK) acts as a rheostat for gene expression. This unique regulation of TCR signaling by ITK provides a possible signaling mechanism for the promotion of a diverse T cell repertoire in response to pathogen.

Indexed as

CD8 effectorinducible T cell kinaseIRF4rheostatsignal transductionTCR signal strength

Identifiers

PMID26973653
PMCPMC4770016
OpenAlexW2298190805

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