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ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2019

Dual TCR T Cells: Identity Crisis or Multitaskers?

Nathaniel J Schuldt, Bryce A Binstadt

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Review in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 70 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nathaniel J SchuldtDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454; and Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455.ORCID 0000-0001-7692-4814
Bryce A BinstadtDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454; and Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 binstadt@umn.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3127-3856
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

Dual TCR T cells in thymic selection and autoimmunityR21AI101540 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BINSTADT, BRYCE · 2012 to 2013
$407k
A mouse to track dual TCR T cellsR03AI107081 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BINSTADT, BRYCE · 2013 to 2014
$152k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI107081NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI101540
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dual TCR T cells are a common and natural product of TCR gene rearrangement and thymocyte development. As much as one third of the T cell population may have the capability to express two different TCR specificities on the cell surface. This discovery provoked a reconsideration of the classic model of thymic selection. Many potential roles for dual TCR T cells have since been hypothesized, including posing an autoimmune hazard, dominating alloreactive T cell responses, inducing allergy, and expanding the TCR repertoire to improve protective immunity. Yet, since the initial wave of publications following the discovery of dual TCR T cells, research in the area has slowed. In this study, we aim to provide a brief but comprehensive history of dual TCR T cell research, re-evaluate past observations in the context of current knowledge of the immune system, and identify key issues for future study.

Indexed as

Lymphocyte ActivationAllelesAnimalsHumansMiceReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSignal TransductionThymus GlandT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta

Identifiers

PMID30670579
PMCPMC11112972
OpenAlexW2914858428

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