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ReviewJournal of cell science2021

Innate immune receptor clustering and its role in immune regulation.

Miao Li, Yan Yu

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Review in Journal of cell science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Miao LiDepartment of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0891-1143
Yan YuDepartment of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA yy33@iu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6496-5045

Funding

Unravelling Mechanisms of Endosomal Signaling with Designer NanomaterialsR35GM124918 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Yan Yu · 2017 to 2026
$3.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124918
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of receptor clustering in the activation of adaptive immune cells has revolutionized our understanding of the physical basis of immune signal transduction. In contrast to the extensive studies of adaptive immune cells, particularly T cells, there is a lesser, but emerging, recognition that the formation of receptor clusters is also a key regulatory mechanism in host-pathogen interactions. Many kinds of innate immune receptors have been found to assemble into nano- or micro-sized domains on the surfaces of cells. The clusters formed between diverse categories of innate immune receptors function as a multi-component apparatus for pathogen detection and immune response regulation. Here, we highlight these pioneering efforts and the outstanding questions that remain to be answered regarding this largely under-explored research topic. We provide a critical analysis of the current literature on the clustering of innate immune receptors. Our emphasis is on studies that draw connections between the phenomenon of receptor clustering and its functional role in innate immune regulation.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateToll-Like ReceptorsCluster AnalysisReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionReceptors, ImmunologicToll-Like ReceptorsInnate immune functionMembrane organizationReceptor clusteringReceptor signaling

Identifiers

PMID33597156
PMCPMC7904094

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