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ArticleEMBO reports2020

Distinct Notch1 and BCL11B requirements mediate human γδ/αβ T cell development.

Anne-Catherine Dolens, Kaat Durinck, Marieke Lavaert, Joni Van der Meulen, Imke Velghe, Jelle De Medts, Karin Weening, Juliette Roels, Katrien De Mulder, Pieter-Jan Volders and 9 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anne-Catherine DolensDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Kaat Durinck *Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Marieke Lavaert *Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Joni Van der Meulen *Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Imke VelgheDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Jelle De MedtsDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Karin WeeningDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Juliette RoelsDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Katrien De MulderDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Pieter-Jan VoldersDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Katleen De PreterDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Tessa KerreDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Bart VandekerckhoveDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Georges LeclercqDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Jo VandesompeleDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6274-0184
Pieter MestdaghDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Pieter Van VlierbergheDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9063-7205
Frank SpelemanDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Tom TaghonDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5781-0288
Ghent University Hospital · BEGhent University · BE

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)Stichting Tegen Kanker (Fondation Contre le Cancer)Universiteit Gent (UGent)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

γδ and αβ T cells have unique roles in immunity and both originate in the thymus from T-lineage committed precursors through distinct but unclear mechanisms. Here, we show that Notch1 activation is more stringently required for human γδ development compared to αβ-lineage differentiation and performed paired mRNA and miRNA profiling across 11 discrete developmental stages of human T cell development in an effort to identify the potential Notch1 downstream mechanism. Our data suggest that the miR-17-92 cluster is a Notch1 target in immature thymocytes and that miR-17 can restrict BCL11B expression in these Notch-dependent T cell precursors. We show that enforced miR-17 expression promotes human γδ T cell development and, consistently, that BCL11B is absolutely required for αβ but less for γδ T cell development. This study suggests that human γδ T cell development is mediated by a stage-specific Notch-driven negative feedback loop through which miR-17 temporally restricts BCL11B expression and provides functional insights into the developmental role of the disease-associated genes BCL11B and the miR-17-92 cluster in a human context.

Indexed as

Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaCell DifferentiationCell LineageHumansReceptor, Notch1Repressor ProteinsSignal TransductionThymus GlandTumor Suppressor ProteinsBCL11B protein, humanNOTCH1 protein, humanReceptor, Notch1Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor ProteinshumanmiRNANotch1thymusγδ T cell

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PMID32255245
PMCPMC7202205
OpenAlexW3014736116

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