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ArticleNature communications2018

The transcription factor Foxp1 preserves integrity of an active Foxp3 locus in extrathymic Treg cells.

Sayantani Ghosh, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, Keunsoo Kang, Sin-Hyeog Im, Dipayan Rudra

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 43 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sayantani GhoshAcademy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea.
Sinchita Roy-ChowdhuriDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Keunsoo KangDepartment of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.
Sin-Hyeog ImAcademy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-1856
Dipayan RudraAcademy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea. rudrad@ibs.re.kr.
Pohang University of Science and Technology · KRDankook University · KRThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T (Treg) cells, which are broadly classified as thymically derived (tTreg) or extrathymically induced (iTreg), suppress immune responses and display stringent dependence to the transcription factor Foxp3. However precise understanding of molecular events that promote and preserve Foxp3 expression in Treg cells is still evolving. Here we show that Foxp1, a forkhead transcription factor and a sibling family member of Foxp3, is essential for sustaining optimal expression of Foxp3 specifically in iTreg cells. Deletion of Foxp1 renders iTreg cells to gradually lose Foxp3, resulting in dramatically reduced Nrp1

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationColitisDNA-Binding ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsGene DeletionGene ExpressionHistonesInflammationIntestinal MucosaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuropilin-1Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRepressor ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryDNA-Binding ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp1 protein, mouseFoxp3 protein, mouseHistonesNeuropilin-1Repressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsZfpn1a2 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID30367168
PMCPMC6203760
OpenAlexW2897336515

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