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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2018

Interferon Regulatory Factor 9 Structure and Regulation.

Alvin Paul, Thean Hock Tang, Siew Kit Ng

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

52 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Genetic Variants of the Human Thiamine Transporter (International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. The Role of P53 in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2025
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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.

Alvin PaulAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Thean Hock TangAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Siew Kit NgAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interferon regulatory factor 9 (IRF9) is an integral transcription factor in mediating the type I interferon antiviral response, as part of the interferon-stimulated gene factor 3. However, the role of IRF9 in many important non-communicable diseases has just begun to emerge. The duality of IRF9's role in conferring protection but at the same time exacerbates diseases is certainly puzzling. The regulation of IRF9 during these conditions is not well understood. The high homology of IRF9 DNA-binding domain to other IRFs, as well as the recently resolved IRF9 IRF-associated domain structure can provide the necessary insights for progressive inroads on understanding the regulatory mechanism of IRF9. This review sought to outline the structural basis of IRF9 that guides its regulation and interaction in antiviral immunity and other diseases.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAnimalsHumansImmunityInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma SubunitProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiarySignal TransductionStructure-Activity RelationshipVirus DiseasesInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma SubunitIRF3 protein, humanantiviral defenseinnate immunityinterferon regulatory factor 9interferon-stimulated genesJAK-STATtype I interferons

Identifiers

PMID30147694
PMCPMC6095977
OpenAlexW2887866087

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