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ArticleMolecular cancer2021

Remodeling of the tumor microenvironment via disrupting Blimp1

Michael L Dixon, Lin Luo, Sadashib Ghosh, Jeffrey M Grimes, Jonathan D Leavenworth, Jianmei W Leavenworth

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Article in Molecular cancer, 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
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael L DixonDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 118A, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Lin LuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 118A, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Sadashib GhoshDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 118A, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Jeffrey M GrimesDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 118A, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
Jonathan D LeavenworthDepartment of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
Jianmei W LeavenworthDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 118A, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA. jleavenworth@uabmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4100-9883
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USNantong University · CN

Funding

IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES AND BASIC IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007051 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Laurie Ellen Harrington · 1985 to 2026
$13.1M
Dental Academic Research Training Program (DART)T90DE022736 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Amjad Javed · 2012 to 2026
$6.7M
Contribution of the effector Treg-B-antibody nexus to the regulation of CNS autoimmunityR01AI148711 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI LEAVENWORTH, JIANMEI WU · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01AI148711National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases T32AI007051NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148711NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007051NIDCR NIH HHS T90 DE022736NIDCR NIH HHS T90DE022736school of medicine, university of alabama at birmingham Faculty Start-up Fundsu.s. department of defense W81XWH-18-1-0315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAccumulation of Foxp3

methodsVarious transplantable tumor models were established in immunocompetent wild-type mice and mice with a Foxp3-specific ablation of Blimp1. Tumor specimens from patients with metastatic melanoma and TCGA datasets were analyzed to support the potential role of Treg and T

resultsBlimp1

conclusionsThese findings revealed Blimp1 as a new critical regulator of tumor-infiltrating Treg cells and a potential target for modulating Treg activity to treat cancer. Our study has also revealed two FCERIA-containing immune signatures as promising diagnostic or prognostic markers for melanoma patients.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalFluorescent Antibody TechniqueForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunity, HumoralImmunomodulationImmunophenotypingLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMacrophagesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, KnockoutNeoplasmsForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsPDCD1 protein, humanPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1PRDM1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAnti-tumor immunityEffector regulatory T-cellsFollicular regulatory T-cellsHumoral antibody responseIgEResponse to checkpoint blockadeTreg lineage stabilityTumor remodeling

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PMID34798898
PMCPMC8605582
OpenAlexW3213314777

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