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ArticleeLife2021

The kinase PDK1 is critical for promoting T follicular helper cell differentiation.

Zhen Sun, Yingpeng Yao, Menghao You, Jingjing Liu, Wenhui Guo, Zhihong Qi, Zhao Wang, Fang Wang, Weiping Yuan, Shuyang Yu

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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 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen Sun *State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5380-6831
Yingpeng Yao *State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5415-2443
Menghao You *State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jingjing LiuState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Wenhui GuoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Zhihong QiState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Zhao WangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Fang WangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2604-4429
Weiping YuanState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, and Center for Stem Cell Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8288-5022
Shuyang YuState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4686-3296
China Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The kinase PDK1 is a crucial regulator for immune cell development by connecting PI3K to downstream AKT signaling. However, the roles of PDK1 in CD4

Indexed as

3-Phosphoinositide-Dependent Protein KinasesAnimalsArenaviridae InfectionsCell DifferentiationLymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsT Follicular Helper Cells3-Phosphoinositide-Dependent Protein KinasesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2differentiationimmunologyinflammationmousePDK1Tcf-1TfhT follicular helper cell

Identifiers

PMID33595435
PMCPMC7889074
OpenAlexW3133261643

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