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ArticleNature immunology2019

The IL-15-AKT-XBP1s signaling pathway contributes to effector functions and survival in human NK cells.

Yufeng Wang, Yibo Zhang, Ping Yi, Wenjuan Dong, Ansel P Nalin, Jianying Zhang, Zheng Zhu, Lichao Chen, Don M Benson, Bethany L Mundy-Bosse and 3 more

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Article in Nature immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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84citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yufeng WangThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Yibo ZhangThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ping YiThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Wenjuan DongThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ansel P NalinThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5673-0203
Jianying ZhangDivision of Biostatistics, Department of Information Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Zheng ZhuThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Lichao ChenThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Don M BensonThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Bethany L Mundy-BosseThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Aharon G FreudThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Michael A CaligiuriDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Jianhua YuThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA. jiayu@coh.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0326-3223
The Ohio State University · USCity Of Hope National Medical Center · USArmy Medical University · CN

Funding

The Tumor Microenvironmental Barrier to Effective Viral OncolysisP01CA163205 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL A CALIGIURI · 2013 to 2026
$26.0M
Human natural killer cells: Advancing biology and clinical applicationsR35CA210087 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL A CALIGIURI · 2017 to 2026
$8.3M
IL-15--CHARACTERIZATION THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGYR01CA068458 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE · PI CALIGIURI, MICHAEL A, YU, JIANHUA · 1996 to 2019
$4.5M
Elucidation of Human Natural Killer Cell DevelopmentR01CA208353 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AHARON G FREUD · 2017 to 2026
$4.0M
Characterizing and Targeting the Novel IL-15- AKT-XBP1s Pathway in NK CellsR01CA247550 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI YU, JIANHUA · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
Elucidate and Modulate Cell Signaling in NK Cells for Glioma TreatmentR01AI129582 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI YU, JIANHUA · 2017 to 2021
$2.1M
Overcoming Barriers of Virotherapy by Next-Generation oHSV Expressing E-CadherinR01NS106170 · NINDS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI YU, JIANHUA · 2018 to 2023
$1.9M
Enhancing NK Cell Activity by Dietary Diphyllin Lignans for Cancer PreventionR01CA185301 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CALIGIURI, MICHAEL A, YU, JIANHUA · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
IL-15 characterization through experimental immunologyR37CA068458 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CALIGIURI, MICHAEL A · 2010 to 2014
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS L30 CA199447NCI NIH HHS P01 CA163205NCI NIH HHS R01 CA068458NCI NIH HHS R01 CA185301NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208353NCI NIH HHS R01 CA247550NCI NIH HHS R35 CA210087NCI NIH HHS R37 CA068458NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI129582NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS106170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin 15 (IL-15) is one of the most important cytokines that regulate the biology of natural killer (NK) cells

Indexed as

Cells, CulturedCell SurvivalCytotoxicity, ImmunologicGene Expression RegulationGranzymesHumansInterleukin-15Killer Cells, NaturalPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionT-bet Transcription FactorT-Box Domain ProteinsUbiquitinationGranzymesInterleukin-15Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktT-bet Transcription FactorT-Box Domain ProteinsX-Box Binding Protein 1XBP1 protein, human

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PMID30538328
PMCPMC6293989
OpenAlexW2903350032

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