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ReviewTrends in immunology2020

Transcription Factor Bhlhe40 in Immunity and Autoimmunity.

Melissa E Cook, Nicholas N Jarjour, Chih-Chung Lin, Brian T Edelson

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers.

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85citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 140 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Melissa E CookDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Nicholas N JarjourDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Chih-Chung LinGenetics and Aging Research Unit, Mass General Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.
Brian T EdelsonDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Electronic address: bedelson@path.wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Regulation of Immune Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis InfectionR01AI132653 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EDELSON, BRIAN TODD, STALLINGS, CHRISTINA LEIGH · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
UNDERSTANDING AUTOREACTIVE T CELL PATHOGENICITYR01AI113118 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EDELSON, BRIAN TODD · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI113118NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor (TF) Bhlhe40 is emerging as a key regulator of immunity during infection, autoimmunity, and inflammatory conditions. We describe the roles of Bhlhe40 in the circulating and tissue-resident arms of the immune system, with emphasis on recent work on the regulation of cytokine production and proliferation. We explore the mechanisms behind these functions in mouse models and human cells, including interactions with other TFs, and propose that Bhlhe40 is a central mediator of both inflammation and pathogen control, as well as a crucial regulator of a growing number of tissue-resident leukocyte populations. Finally, we suggest areas for further study that may advance our understanding of immunity and disease.

Indexed as

AutoimmunityBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsImmunityTranscription FactorsAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHomeodomain ProteinsHumansBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBHLHE40 protein, humanHomeodomain ProteinsTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID33039338
PMCPMC7606821
OpenAlexW3091872297

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