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ArticleScience immunology2019

CTLA-4-mediated transendocytosis of costimulatory molecules primarily targets migratory dendritic cells.

Vitalijs Ovcinnikovs, Ellen M Ross, Lina Petersone, Natalie M Edner, Frank Heuts, Elisavet Ntavli, Alexandros Kogimtzis, Alan Kennedy, Chun Jing Wang, Clare L Bennett and 2 more

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Article in Science immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
97citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

97 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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37 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vitalijs OvcinnikovsInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.
Ellen M RossInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9249-1043
Lina PetersoneInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8571-9185
Natalie M EdnerInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2799-2890
Frank HeutsInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7349-2128
Elisavet NtavliInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.
Alexandros KogimtzisInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.
Alan KennedyInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.
Chun Jing WangInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.
Clare L BennettInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9146-2347
David M SansomInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK.
Lucy S K WalkerInstitute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF London , UK. lucy.walker@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5986-5015
Institute of Infection and Immunity · CAThe Royal Free Hospital · GB

Funding

Diabetes UK 15/0005253Medical Research Council MR/N001435/1Wellcome Trust 204798Wellcome Trust 204798/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CTLA-4 is a critical negative regulator of the immune system and a major target for immunotherapy. However, precisely how it functions in vivo to maintain immune homeostasis is not clear. As a highly endocytic molecule, CTLA-4 can capture costimulatory ligands from opposing cells by a process of transendocytosis (TE). By restricting costimulatory ligand expression in this manner, CTLA-4 controls the CD28-dependent activation of T cells. Regulatory T cells (T

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigen PresentationAutoantigensB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCell MovementCTLA-4 AntigenDendritic CellsFemaleLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutPhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, T-CellAutoantigensB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCd86 protein, mouseCTLA-4 AntigenCtla4 protein, mouseReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

Identifiers

PMID31152091
PMCPMC6570622
OpenAlexW2947929925

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