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ArticleCancer gene therapy2022

Protean role of epigenetic mechanisms and their impact in regulating the Tregs in TME.

A S Smiline Girija

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Article in Cancer gene therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

A S Smiline GirijaDepartment of Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, 600 077, India. smilinegirija.sdc@saveetha.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6106-0064
Saveetha University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Constitutive expression of Foxp3+ Tregs in the tumor microenvironment (TME) specifically renders immune suppression in the tumor tissues. Being highly stable and self-tolerant, Tregs may be influenced by various epigenetic-associated mechanisms while exhibiting their functions. DNA methylation, histone acetylation, epigenetic silencing, alteration in chromatin networks, etc., are some of the main factors underlying the epigenetic-based Treg cell functional modulations in the TME. The possible reasons on why these epigenetic modulations should be specifically targeted are thus discussed, so that enhanced anti-tumor immunity in TME can be achieved.

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T-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor MicroenvironmentDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansImmune ToleranceForkhead Transcription Factors

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PMID34321625
OpenAlexW3186171080

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