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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Prenatal Cadmium Exposure Alters Proliferation in Mouse CD4

Jamie L McCall, Melinda E Varney, Emily Rice, Sebastian A Dziadowicz, Casey Hall, Kathryn E Blethen, Gangqing Hu, John B Barnett, Ivan Martinez

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. 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
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dietary influence on lung injury and immune modulation in cadmium-exposed mice.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jamie L McCallDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Melinda E VarneyDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Emily RiceWest Virginia University Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Sebastian A DziadowiczDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Casey HallDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Kathryn E BlethenDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Gangqing HuDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
John B BarnettDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Ivan MartinezDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States.
West Virginia University · US

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI JUDITH FEINBERG · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI Travis Salisbury · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
WVU Flow Cytometry and Single Cell Core Facility (FCSCCF)P20GM121322 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Dominique Bollino · 2018 to 2026
$22.4M
Developmental immunotoxicity induced by prenatal cadmium exposureR01ES023845 · NIEHS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI BARNETT, JOHN B · 2015 to 2018
$1.5M
Special Becton Dickinson Fortessa Flow CytometerS10OD016165 · OD · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI CUFF, CHRISTOPHER F · 2013 to 2013
$384k
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES023845NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121322NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942NIH HHS S10 OD016165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Prenatal cadmium (Cd) exposure leads to immunotoxic phenotypes in the offspring affecting coding and non-coding genes. Recent studies have shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are integral to T cell regulation. Here, we investigated the role of long non-coding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 7 (lncSnhg7) in T cell proliferation. Methods: RNA sequencing was used to analyze the expression of lncRNAs in splenic CD4 Results: We identified 23 lncRNAs that were differentially expressed in stimulated versus unstimulated T cells, including lncSnhg7. LncSnhg7 and a downstream protein, GALNT7, are upregulated in T cells from offspring exposed to Cd during gestation. Overexpression of miR-34a, a regulator of lncSnhg7 and GALNT7, suppresses GALNT7 protein levels in primary T cells, but not in a mouse T lymphocyte cell line. The T cells isolated from Cd-exposed offspring exhibit increased proliferation after activation Conclusion: Prenatal Cd exposure alters the expression of lncRNAs during T cell activation. The induction of lncSnhg7 is enhanced in splenic T cells from Cd offspring resulting in the upregulation of GALNT7 protein and increased proliferation following activation. miR-34a overexpression decreased GALNT7 expression and knockdown of lncSnhg7 inhibited proliferation suggesting that the lncSnhg7/miR-34a/GALNT7 is an important pathway in primary CD4

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCadmiumCD28 AntigensCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRNA, Long NoncodingCadmiumCD28 AntigensCD3 ComplexMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingcadmiumCD4+ T cellsGALNT7long non-coding RNAmiR-34aSnhg7

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