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ArticleeLife2017

Modulation of let-7 miRNAs controls the differentiation of effector CD8 T cells.

Alexandria C Wells, Keith A Daniels, Constance C Angelou, Eric Fagerberg, Amy S Burnside, Michele Markstein, Dominique Alfandari, Raymond M Welsh, Elena L Pobezinskaya, Leonid A Pobezinsky

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Article in eLife, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 94 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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandria C WellsDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9799-8353
Keith A DanielsDepartment of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States.
Constance C AngelouDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Eric FagerbergDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Amy S BurnsideDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Michele MarksteinDepartment of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Dominique AlfandariDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0557-1246
Raymond M WelshDepartment of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States.
Elena L PobezinskayaDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Leonid A PobezinskyDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6115-3559
University of Massachusetts Amherst · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Mechanism of Xenopus Cranial Neural Crest Cell MigrationR01DE016289 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ALFANDARI, DOMINIQUE R · 2006 to 2022
$5.4M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE016289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The differentiation of naive CD8 T cells into effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes upon antigen stimulation is necessary for successful antiviral, and antitumor immune responses. Here, using a mouse model, we describe a dual role for the let-7 microRNAs in the regulation of CD8 T cell responses, where maintenance of the naive phenotype in CD8 T cells requires high levels of let-7 expression, while generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes depends upon T cell receptor-mediated let-7 downregulation. Decrease of let-7 expression in activated T cells enhances clonal expansion and the acquisition of effector function through derepression of the let-7 targets, including Myc and Eomesodermin. Ultimately, we have identified a novel let-7-mediated mechanism, which acts as a molecular brake controlling the magnitude of CD8 T cell responses.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesMiceMicroRNAsMicroRNAsmirnlet7 microRNA, mouseCTLEomesimmunologymetabolismmouseMycnaive CD8 T cellsTCR

Identifiers

PMID28737488
PMCPMC5550279
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