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ArticleJournal of clinical & cellular immunology2017

The Role of the Ikaros Family of Transcription Factors in Regulatory T cell Development and Function.

Amara Seng, Thomas M Yankee

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Article in Journal of clinical & cellular immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amara SengDepartment of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Thomas M YankeeDepartment of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
University of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

Novel Approaches for the Control of Microbial PathogensP30GM103326 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI YANKEE, THOMAS M. · 2012 to 2016
$5.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T (Treg) cells are a subset of immune cells that maintain homeostasis by promoting immune tolerance and suppressing the immune response via a variety of mechanisms such as secreting cytokines, killing reactive immune cells, and inducing anergy. Dysfunction of Treg cells has been implicated in inflammatory diseases such as autoimmunity and transplant rejection. Conversely, too many or hyperresponsive Treg cells has been observed in cancer and chronic infections. Treg cells have proven to be difficult to study as there are no definitive Treg surface markers. Additionally, Tregs can gain pro-inflammatory phenotype depending on stimuli. In this commentary, we discuss the expression and function of members of the Ikaros family of transcription factors during Treg cell development and activation.

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Ikaros familyRegulatory T cellT cell development

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PMID28758047
PMCPMC5531196
OpenAlexW2607767086

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