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ArticleNature immunology2016

Parallels and differences between innate and adaptive lymphocytes.

Sammy Bedoui, Thomas Gebhardt, Georg Gasteiger, Wolfgang Kastenmüller

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Article in Nature immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sammy BedouiDepartment of Microbiology &Immunology at the Doherty Institute for Infection &Immunity, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Thomas GebhardtDepartment of Microbiology &Immunology at the Doherty Institute for Infection &Immunity, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Georg GasteigerInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene and Forschungszentrum für Immuntherapie, University of Mainz Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany.
Wolfgang KastenmüllerInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphocytes are essential in innate and adaptive immunity. Recent insights suggest that some innate lymphocytes execute functions with adaptive characteristics, while adaptive lymphocytes can operate in ways reminiscent of innate cells. Rather than partitioning lymphocytes according to the type of effector function they execute, we propose that a relevant discrimination relates to the existence of conventional T cells in a naive state. The naive state can be seen as an actively repressed condition that supports T cell diversity and enables the flexible differentiation of effector cells in a manner that best addresses the antigenic challenge. We discuss these considerations in the context of the relative roles of innate lymphoid cells and antigen-experienced T cells in the immune system.

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Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsCell DifferentiationClone CellsCytokinesHumansImmunity, InnateLymphocytesModels, ImmunologicalReceptors, AntigenCytokinesReceptors, Antigen

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PMID27092806

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