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ArticleeLife2021

The clonal structure and dynamics of the human T cell response to an organic chemical hapten.

Tahel Ronel, Matthew Harries, Kate Wicks, Theres Oakes, Helen Singleton, Rebecca Dearman, Gavin Maxwell, Benny Chain

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tahel RonelDivision of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9513-9181
Matthew HarriesFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Kate WicksFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Theres OakesDivision of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Helen SingletonFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Rebecca DearmanFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Gavin MaxwellSafety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever, Colworth Science Park, Bedford, United Kingdom.
Benny ChainDivision of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7417-3970
University College London · GBUniversity of Manchester · GBSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · GBUnilever (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diphenylcyclopropenone (DPC) is an organic chemical hapten which induces allergic contact dermatitis and is used in the treatment of warts, melanoma, and alopecia areata. This therapeutic setting therefore provided an opportunity to study T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire changes in response to hapten sensitization in humans. Repeated exposure to DPC induced highly dynamic transient expansions of a polyclonal diverse T cell population. The number of TCRs expanded early after sensitization varies between individuals and predicts the magnitude of the allergic reaction. The expanded TCRs show preferential TCR V and J gene usage and consist of clusters of TCRs with similar sequences, two characteristic features of antigen-driven responses. The expanded TCRs share subtle sequence motifs that can be captured using a dynamic Bayesian network. These observations suggest the response to DPC is mediated by a polyclonal population of T cells recognizing a small number of dominant antigens.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAllergensChildCyclopropanesFemaleHaptensHumansMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesYoung AdultAllergensCyclopropanesdiphenylcyclopropenoneHaptensReceptors, Antigen, T-CellBayesian networkcdr3 motifcontact dermatitishumanimmunologyinflammationpatch testrepertoireT cell receptor

Identifiers

PMID33432924
PMCPMC7880692
OpenAlexW3118539068

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