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ArticleImmunity2021

Competition for Active TGFβ Cytokine Allows for Selective Retention of Antigen-Specific Tissue- Resident Memory T Cells in the Epidermal Niche.

Toshiro Hirai, Yi Yang, Yukari Zenke, Haiyue Li, Virendra K Chaudhri, Jacinto S De La Cruz Diaz, Paul Yifan Zhou, Breanna Anh-Thu Nguyen, Laurent Bartholin, Creg J Workman and 5 more

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Article in Immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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80citing 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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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

80 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Toshiro HiraiDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: t-hirai@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp.
Yi YangDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yukari ZenkeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Haiyue LiDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, No. 1 Tsinghua Yuan, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China.
Virendra K ChaudhriCenter for Systems Immunology and the Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jacinto S De La Cruz DiazDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Paul Yifan ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Breanna Anh-Thu NguyenDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Laurent BartholinTGF-b & Pancreatic Cancer Lab, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon (CRCL), Centre Léon Bérard, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Creg J WorkmanDepartment of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Tumor Microenvironment Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.
David W GriggsDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USA.
Dario A A VignaliDepartment of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Tumor Microenvironment Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA; Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.
Harinder SinghCenter for Systems Immunology and the Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
David MasopustDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Daniel H KaplanDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: dankaplan@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USCentral South University · CNSaint Louis University · USUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FRUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
Synergies among inhibitory receptors in tolerance, cancer & antiviral immunityP01AI108545 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Dario AA Vignali · 2015 to 2026
$30.8M
Autoimmunity and Immunopathology Training ProgramT32AI089443 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SHLOMCHIK, MARK J · 2010 to 2024
$6.6M
Regulated Activation of Latent-TGFb Determines Leukocyte Occupancy of the Epidermal NicheR01AR060744 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KAPLAN, DANIEL H · 2011 to 2020
$4.0M
Special BD LSRFortessaTMS10OD011925 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BORGHESI, LISA · 2012 to 2012
$383k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI108545NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI089443NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR060744NIH HHS S10 OD011925
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following antigen-driven expansion in lymph node, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) is required for differentiation of skin-recruited CD8

Indexed as

AnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBystander EffectCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCellular MicroenvironmentClone CellsEpidermisImmunologic MemoryKeratinocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrgan SpecificityReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSignal TransductionT-Cell Antigen Receptor SpecificityT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaTransforming Growth Factor betaantigenbystander Trmcompetitionkeratinocytesnicheresident memory T cellsskinTGFβα(v)β(6)α(v)β(8)

Identifiers

PMID33212014
PMCPMC7856016
OpenAlexW3101397155

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