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ArticleImmunity2021

Antigen and checkpoint receptor engagement recalibrates T cell receptor signal strength.

Thomas A E Elliot, Emma K Jennings, David A J Lecky, Natasha Thawait, Adriana Flores-Langarica, Alastair Copland, Kendle M Maslowski, David C Wraith, David Bending

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Article in Immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas A E ElliotInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Emma K JenningsInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
David A J LeckyInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Natasha ThawaitInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Adriana Flores-LangaricaInfrastructure and Facilities, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Alastair CoplandInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Kendle M MaslowskiInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
David C WraithInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
David BendingInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. Electronic address: d.a.bending@bham.ac.uk.
University of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 27112Medical Research Council MR/V009052/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

How T cell receptor (TCR) signal strength modulates T cell function and to what extent this is modified by immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) are key questions in immunology. Using Nr4a3-Tocky mice, we characterized early quantitative and qualitative changes that occur in CD4

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Signal TransductionAnimalsAntigensGene Expression RegulationImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLymphocyte ActivationMelanomaMiceProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProtein BindingReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesAntigensImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint ProteinsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Antigen, T-CellICOSimmunotherapyIRF8melanomanivolumabNr4a3OX40PD1TCR signalingTCR.strong

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PMID34534438
PMCPMC8585507
OpenAlexW3199361967

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