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ArticleNature immunology2017

Maintenance of the marginal-zone B cell compartment specifically requires the RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1.

Rebecca Newman, Helena Ahlfors, Alexander Saveliev, Alison Galloway, Daniel J Hodson, Robert Williams, Gurdyal S Besra, Charlotte N Cook, Adam F Cunningham, Sarah E Bell and 1 more

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Article in Nature immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rebecca NewmanLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
Helena AhlforsLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
Alexander SavelievLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
Alison GallowayLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8780-0382
Daniel J HodsonDepartment of Haematology, University of Cambridge, The Clifford Allbutt Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Robert WilliamsLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
Gurdyal S BesraSchool of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5605-0395
Charlotte N CookMRC Centre for Immune Regulation, School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Adam F CunninghamMRC Centre for Immune Regulation, School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Sarah E BellLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3249-707X
Martin TurnerLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3801-9896
Babraham Institute · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/C506121/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J00152X/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L009986/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/0000M740Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/000C0407Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/000C0409Medical Research Council MC_PC_12009Medical Research Council MR/M008584/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-binding proteins of the ZFP36 family are best known for inhibiting the expression of cytokines through binding to AU-rich elements in the 3' untranslated region and promoting mRNA decay. Here we identified an indispensable role for ZFP36L1 as the regulator of a post-transcriptional hub that determined the identity of marginal-zone B cells by promoting their proper localization and survival. ZFP36L1 controlled a gene-expression program related to signaling, cell adhesion and locomotion; it achieved this in part by limiting expression of the transcription factors KLF2 and IRF8, which are known to enforce the follicular B cell phenotype. These mechanisms emphasize the importance of integrating transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes by RNA-binding proteins for maintaining cellular identity among closely related cell types.

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AnimalsB-LymphocytesButyrate Response Factor 1Cell AdhesionCell MovementEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingInterferon Regulatory Factor-8Interferon Regulatory FactorsKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLymphoid TissueMiceNuclear ProteinsButyrate Response Factor 1Interferon Regulatory Factor-8Interferon Regulatory FactorsKlf2 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsZfp36l1 protein, mouse

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PMID28394372
PMCPMC5438597
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