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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Foxp3 Post-translational Modifications and Treg Suppressive Activity.

Guoping Deng, Xiaomin Song, Shigeyoshi Fujimoto, Ciriaco A Piccirillo, Yasuhiro Nagai, Mark I Greene

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers.

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101citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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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

101 citing papers in PubMed, 151 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

6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Guoping DengDepartment of Immunology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Xiaomin SongState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Shigeyoshi FujimotoSeishin Medical Group, Takara Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Ciriaco A PiccirilloDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Yasuhiro NagaiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Mark I GreeneDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
University of Pennsylvania · USCenter for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science · CNMcGill University Health Centre · CAPeking University · CNTakara (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are engaged in maintaining immune homeostasis and preventing autoimmunity. Treg cells include thymic Treg cells and peripheral Treg cells, both of which can suppress the immune response via multiple distinct mechanisms. The differentiation, proliferation, suppressive function and survival of Treg cells are affected by distinct energy metabolic programs. Tissue-resident Treg cells hold unique features in comparison with the lymphoid organ Treg cells. Foxp3 transcription factor is a lineage master regulator for Treg cell development and suppressive activity. Accumulating evidence indicates that the activity of Foxp3 protein is modulated by various post-translational modifications (PTMs), including phosphorylation, O-GlcNAcylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation and methylation. These modifications affect multiple aspects of Foxp3 function. In this review, we define features of Treg cells and roles of Foxp3 in Treg biology, and summarize current research in PTMs of Foxp3 protein involved in modulating Treg function. This review also attempts to define Foxp3 dimer modifications relevant to mediating Foxp3 activity and Treg suppression. Understanding Foxp3 protein features and modulation mechanisms may help in the design of rational therapies for immune diseases and cancer.

Indexed as

AcetylationCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell SurvivalForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanacetylationFoxp3methylationO-GlcNAcylationphosphorylationpost-translational modificationregulatory T cellsubiquitylation

Identifiers

PMID31681337
PMCPMC6813729
OpenAlexW2981183570

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