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ArticleImmunology2021

PTBP1 is necessary for dendritic cells to regulate T-cell homeostasis and antitumour immunity.

Guangfeng Geng, Changlu Xu, Nan Peng, Yue Li, Jinhua Liu, Jing Wu, Jing Liang, Yushan Zhu, Lihong Shi

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Article in 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. PTBP1 and Cancer: From RNA Regulation to Therapeutic Potential.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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  16. Impacts and mechanisms of alternative mRNA splicing in cancer metabolism, immune response, and therapeutics.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guangfeng GengState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0518-406X
Changlu XuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Nan PengState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Yue LiState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Jinhua LiuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Jing WuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Jing LiangState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Yushan ZhuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Lihong ShiState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNNankai University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in linking innate and adaptive immunity. DCs can sense endogenous and exogenous antigens and present those antigens to T cells to induce an immune response or immune tolerance. During activation, alternative splicing (AS) in DCs is dramatically changed to induce cytokine secretion and upregulation of surface marker expression. PTBP1, an RNA-binding protein, is essential in alternative splicing, but the function of PTBP1 in DCs is unknown. Here, we found that a specific deficiency of Ptbp1 in DCs could increase MHC II expression and perturb T-cell homeostasis without affecting DC development. Functionally, Ptbp1 deletion in DCs could enhance antitumour immunity and asthma exacerbation. Mechanistically, we found that Pkm alternative splicing and a subset of Ifn response genes could be regulated by PTBP1. These findings revealed the function of PTBP1 in DCs and indicated that PTBP1 might be a novel therapeutic target for antitumour treatment.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingAnimalsAsthmaCell Line, TumorCytokinesDendritic CellsGene Expression RegulationHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHomeostasisLungLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, KnockoutCytokinesHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIPkm protein, mousePolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinPtbp1 protein, mousePyruvate Kinasealternative splicingasthmadendritic cellsRNA-binding proteintumour

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PMID33421118
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