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ArticleNature2021

Parallelism of intestinal secretory IgA shapes functional microbial fitness.

Tim Rollenske, Sophie Burkhalter, Lukas Muerner, Stephan von Gunten, Jolanta Lukasiewicz, Hedda Wardemann, Andrew J Macpherson

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Article in Nature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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80citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

80 citing papers in PubMed, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Tim RollenskeDepartment of Biomedical Research, University Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. tim.rollenske@dbmr.unibe.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-3253
Sophie BurkhalterDepartment of Biomedical Research, University Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Lukas MuernerInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-6410
Stephan von GuntenInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-8738
Jolanta LukasiewiczLaboratory of Microbial Immunochemistry and Vaccines, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Wroclaw, Poland.
Hedda Wardemann *B cell Immunology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-5933
Andrew J Macpherson *Department of Biomedical Research, University Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. andrew.macpherson@dbmr.unibe.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-0184
University of Bern · CHGerman Cancer Research Center · DELudwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dimeric IgA secreted across mucous membranes in response to nonpathogenic taxa of the microbiota accounts for most antibody production in mammals. Diverse binding specificities can be detected within the polyclonal mucosal IgA antibody response

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AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, BacterialEscherichia coliGerm-Free LifeImmunoglobulin A, SecretoryIntestinesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobiotaPlasma CellsPorinsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, BacterialImmunoglobulin A, SecretoryOmpC proteinPorins

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PMID34646015
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