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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Licensing Natural Killers for Antiviral Immunity.

John M Cronk, Eleni Fafoutis, Michael G Brown

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In one paragraph

Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Arntl deficiency impairs NK cell function by reducing responsiveness to IL-15 and suppressing activation.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John M CronkDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Eleni FafoutisHuman Biology Program, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Michael G BrownDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2872-7685
University of Virginia · US

Funding

INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007496 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Michael G. Brown, Coleen A McNamara · 1995 to 2026
$10.2M
Molecular study of mouse viral resistance mechanisms.R01AI050072 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI BROWN, MICHAEL G · 2001 to 2021
$7.1M
TNFRSF Genetics Related to NK Cell Control of MCMVR21AI141943 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BROWN, MICHAEL G · 2019 to 2020
$440k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050072NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI141943NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM)-bearing receptors (IRs) enable discrimination between self- and non-self molecules on the surface of host target cells. In this regard, they have a vital role in self-tolerance through binding and activating intracellular tyrosine phosphatases which can inhibit cellular activation. Yet, self-MHC class I (MHC I)-specific IRs are versatile in that they can also positively impact lymphocyte functionality, as exemplified by their role in natural killer (NK) cell education, often referred to as 'licensing'. Recent discoveries using defined mouse models of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection have revealed that select self-MHC I IRs can increase NK cell antiviral defenses as well, whereas other licensing IRs cannot, or instead impede virus-specific NK responses for reasons that remain poorly understood. This review highlights a role for self-MHC I 'licensing' IRs in antiviral immunity, especially in the context of CMV infection, their impact on virus-specific NK cells during acute infection, and their potential to affect viral pathogenesis and disease.

Indexed as

altered-selfantiviral immunityiKIRLy49missing-selfpolymorphismself-MHC I

Identifiers

PMID34358058
PMCPMC8308748
OpenAlexW3183786851

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Registered trials

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