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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

TOX regulates T lymphocytes differentiation and its function in tumor.

Haiyue Niu, Huaquan Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haiyue NiuDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Huaquan WangDepartment of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box protein (TOX) is expressed differently at all T lymphocytes development stages. Owing to more advanced scientific and technological means, including single-cell sequencing technology, heterogeneity of T lymphocytes and TOX has gradually been revealed. Further exploration of such heterogeneity will help us comprehend the developmental stage and functional characteristics of T lymphocytes in greater detail. Emerging evidence supports its regulation not only in exhausting, but also in activating T lymphocytes, thereby verifying TOX heterogeneity. TOX can be used not only as a latent intervention target for tumor diseases and chronic infections, and a therapeutic strategy for autoimmune diseases, but also as a critical factor predicting the drug response and overall survival of patients with malignant tumors.

Indexed as

High Mobility Group ProteinsNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationHumansHigh Mobility Group ProteinsTOX protein, humanCD4CD8T-cell exhaustionTOXtumor

Identifiers

PMID36969216
PMCPMC10035881
OpenAlexW4323666839

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