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ArticleCancer immunology research2021

Activating Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells Induces a Broad Antitumor Response.

Benjamin Ruf, Vanessa V Catania, Simon Wabitsch, Chi Ma, Laurence P Diggs, Qianfei Zhang, Bernd Heinrich, Varun Subramanyam, Linda L Cui, Marie Pouzolles and 7 more

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Article in Cancer immunology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin RufGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-2501-4471
Vanessa V CataniaGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-0936-994X
Simon WabitschGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-0915-4466
Chi MaGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-4171-0813
Laurence P DiggsGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Qianfei ZhangGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Bernd HeinrichGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-0033-2462
Varun SubramanyamGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Linda L CuiGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Marie PouzollesPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-1808-820X
Christine N EvansGenome Modification Core, Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland.
Raj ChariGenome Modification Core, Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-2216-313X
Shunsuke SakaiT Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Sangmi OhTuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-0895-1110
Clifton E BarryTuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-2927-270X
Daniel L BarberT Lymphocyte Biology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Tim F GretenGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. tim.greten@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0002-0806-2535
National Cancer Institute · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Analysis of myeloid derived suppressor cells in miceZIABC011345 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GRETEN, TIM · 2010 to 2025
$19.5M
Immune Regulation in Mycobacterial InfectionsZIAAI001171 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI BARBER, DANIEL · 2012 to 2025
$16.7M
Liver Cancer ProgramZIABC011870 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI WANG, XIN WEI · 2019 to 2025
$10.1M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are MR1-restricted innate-like T cells that recognize non-peptide antigens including riboflavin derivates. Although

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD69 AntigensCell Line, TumorCRISPR-Cas SystemsFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansLectins, C-TypeLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMucosal-Associated Invariant T CellsNeoplasms5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-d-ribitylaminouracilAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD69 AntigensHistocompatibility Antigens Class ILectins, C-TypeMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMr1 protein, mouseRibitolRiboflavinUracil

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PMID34193462
PMCPMC8416791
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