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ReviewTrends in immunology2018

Chemokine-Mediated Choreography of Thymocyte Development and Selection.

Jessica N Lancaster, Yu Li, Lauren I R Ehrlich

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
44citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Immune aberrations in thymic epithelial tumors.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2025
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  11. PRMT5: splicing up tolerance.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2024
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  12. Transcriptional network dynamics in early T cell development.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2024
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  13. The partitioning of TCR repertoires by thymic selection.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2024
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  14. A guide to thymic selection of T cells.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica N LancasterDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Yu LiDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Lauren I R EhrlichDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. Electronic address: lehrlich@austin.utexas.edu.
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

The contribution of GPCRs to thymocyte medullary entry and central toleranceR01AI104870 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Lauren Ilyse Richie EHRLICH · 2014 to 2026
$7.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI104870
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As they differentiate, thymocytes encounter spatially restricted cues critical for differentiation and selection of a functional, self-tolerant T cell repertoire. Sequential migration of developing T cells through distinct thymic microenvironments is enforced by the ordered expression of chemokine receptors. Herein, we provide an updated perspective on T cell differentiation through the lens of recent advances that illuminate the dynamics of chemokine-driven thymocyte migration, localization, and interactions with stromal cells. We consider these findings in the context of earlier groundwork exploring the contribution of chemokines to T cell development, recent advances regarding the specificity of chemokine signaling, and novel techniques for evaluating the T cell repertoire. We suggest future research should amalgamate visualization of localized cellular interactions with downstream molecular signals.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCell MovementChemokinesClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedHumansImmune ToleranceReceptors, Antigen, T-CellThymocytesThymus GlandT-LymphocytesChemokinesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

Identifiers

PMID29162323
PMCPMC5800975
OpenAlexW2768783268

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