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ArticleNature communications2017

HEB is required for the specification of fetal IL-17-producing γδ T cells.

Tracy S H In, Ashton Trotman-Grant, Shawn Fahl, Edward L Y Chen, Payam Zarin, Amanda J Moore, David L Wiest, Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Michele K Anderson

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. HEB collaborates with TCR signaling to upregulatebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  9. HEB Restrains Effector Gene Expression during Early CD8Molecular and cellular biology · 2025
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  10. T Cell Development: From T-Lineage Specification to Intrathymic Maturation.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  16. Development of γδ T Cells: Soldiers on the Front Lines of Immune Battles.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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  19. Fetal Thymic Organ Culture (FTOC) Optimized for Gamma-Delta T Cell Studies.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tracy S H InSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
Ashton Trotman-GrantSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
Shawn FahlFox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA.
Edward L Y ChenSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
Payam ZarinSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
Amanda J MooreSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
David L WiestFox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA.
Juan Carlos Zúñiga-PflückerSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
Michele K AndersonSunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada. manderso@sri.utoronto.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8820-5910
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAFox Chase Cancer Center · US

Funding

The role of TCR, ligand, and signal strength in human γδ T cell developmentP01AI102853 · NIAID · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Maria Ciofani · 2014 to 2026
$26.3M
CIHR MOP 82861CIHR PJT 153058NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI102853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-17-producing γδ T (γδT17) cells are critical components of the innate immune system. However, the gene networks that control their development are unclear. Here we show that HEB (HeLa E-box binding protein, encoded by Tcf12) is required for the generation of a newly defined subset of fetal-derived CD73

Indexed as

Immunity, Innate5'-NucleotidaseAnimalsAutoantigensBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell DifferentiationFemaleFetal DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17Intraepithelial LymphocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout5'-NucleotidaseAutoantigensBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaSox13 protein, mouseSox4 protein, mouseSOXC Transcription FactorsTcf12 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID29222418
PMCPMC5722817
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