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ArticleEuropean journal of immunology2021

Molecular characterization of HLA class II binding to the LAG-3 T cell co-inhibitory receptor.

Bruce J MacLachlan, Georgina H Mason, Alexander Greenshields-Watson, Frederic Triebel, Awen Gallimore, David K Cole, Andrew Godkin

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Article in European journal of immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Regulatory B cells andBiomolecules & biomedicine · 2026
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  5. Therapeutic potential of targeting LAG-3 in cancer.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2025
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  15. From bench to bedside: targeting lymphocyte activation gene 3 as a therapeutic strategy for autoimmune diseases.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2023
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  17. Epitope Mapping of Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting Human LAG3.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bruce J MacLachlanDivision of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2685-2733
Georgina H MasonDivision of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Alexander Greenshields-WatsonDivision of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Frederic TriebelImmutep S.A.S., Orsay, France.
Awen GallimoreDivision of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
David K ColeDivision of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0028-9396
Andrew GodkinDivision of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Cardiff University · GBCampus France · FR

Funding

Cancer Research UK 21200Wellcome Trust 209213/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (antibodies that block the T cell co-inhibitory receptors PD-1/PD-L1 or CTLA-4) have revolutionized the treatment of some forms of cancer. Importantly, combination approaches using drugs that target both pathways have been shown to boost the efficacy of such treatments. Subsequently, several other T cell inhibitory receptors have been identified for the development of novel immune checkpoint inhibitors. Included in this list is the co-inhibitory receptor lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3), which is upregulated on T cells extracted from tumor sites that have suppressive or exhausted phenotypes. However, the molecular rules that govern the function of LAG-3 are still not understood. Using surface plasmon resonance combined with a novel bead-based assay (AlphaScreen

Indexed as

Antigens, CDCD4 AntigensCell Line, TumorCostimulatory and Inhibitory T-Cell ReceptorsHLA AntigensHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsJurkat CellsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinNeoplasmsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesAntigens, CDCD4 AntigensCostimulatory and Inhibitory T-Cell ReceptorsHLA AntigensImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLag3 protein, humanLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinReceptors, Antigen, T-Cellcancer immunotherapyimmune checkpoint inhibitorsLAG-3pHLA-IIT cells

Identifiers

PMID32920841
PMCPMC8101287
OpenAlexW3086161681

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