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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2019

The ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 controls NK cell homeostasis through regulation of mTOR activity and TNF.

Jessica Vetters, Mary J van Helden, Sigrid Wahlen, Simon J Tavernier, Arne Martens, Farzaneh Fayazpour, Karl Vergote, Manon Vanheerswynghels, Kim Deswarte, Justine Van Moorleghem and 8 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 49 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

18 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jessica Vetters *Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Mary J van Helden *Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Sigrid WahlenDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Simon J TavernierLaboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2514-5655
Arne MartensDepartment of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Farzaneh FayazpourLaboratory for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Karl VergoteLaboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Manon VanheerswynghelsLaboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Kim DeswarteLaboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Justine Van MoorleghemLaboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Sofie De PrijckLaboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Nozomi TakahashiDepartment of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Peter VandenabeeleDepartment of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6669-8822
Louis BoonBioceros BV, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0937-9171
Geert van LooDepartment of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8427-4775
Eric VivierInnate Pharma Research Laboratories, Innate Pharma, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7022-8287
Bart N Lambrecht *Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium bart.lambrecht@irc.vib-ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0003-4376-6834
Sophie Janssens *Laboratory for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium sophie.janssens@irc.vib-ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0003-1702-1636
Ghent University Hospital · BEGhent University · BEAix-Marseille Université · FRPolpharma Biologics (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 is a well-known regulator of immune cell function and homeostasis. In addition, A20 protects cells from death in an ill-defined manner. While most studies focus on its role in the TNF-receptor complex, we here identify a novel component in the A20-mediated decision between life and death. Loss of A20 in NK cells led to spontaneous NK cell death and severe NK cell lymphopenia. The few remaining NK cells showed an immature, hyperactivated phenotype, hallmarked by the basal release of cytokines and cytotoxic molecules. NK-A20

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HomeostasisAnimalsCell SurvivalKiller Cells, NaturalLymphopeniaMiceTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3Tnfaip3 protein, mouseTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3

Identifiers

PMID31296735
PMCPMC6719426
OpenAlexW2959140569

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