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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Metabolic regulation of forkhead box P3 alternative splicing isoforms and their impact on health and disease.

Zhidan Luo, Yihua Zhang, Qais Waleed Saleh, Jie Zhang, Zhiming Zhu, Martin Tepel

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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 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhidan LuoDepartment of Geriatrics, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Yihua ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Chongqing Fifth People's Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Qais Waleed SalehCardiovascular and Renal Research, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Zhiming ZhuDepartment of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Martin TepelCardiovascular and Renal Research, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
University of Southern Denmark · DKDaping Hospital · CNFirst People's Hospital of Chongqing · CNOdense University Hospital · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forkhead Box P3 (FOXP3) is crucial for the development and suppressive function of human regulatory T cells (Tregs). There are two predominant FOXP3 splicing isoforms in healthy humans, the full-length isoform and the isoform lacking exon 2, with different functions and regulation mechanisms. FOXP3 splicing isoforms show distinct abilities in the cofactor interaction and the nuclear translocation, resulting in different effects on the differentiation, cytokine secretion, suppressive function, linage stability, and environmental adaptation of Tregs. The balance of FOXP3 splicing isoforms is related to autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancers. In response to environmental challenges, FOXP3 transcription and splicing can be finely regulated by T cell antigen receptor stimulation, glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, and reactive oxygen species, with various signaling pathways involved. Strategies targeting energy metabolism and FOXP3 splicing isoforms in Tregs may provide potential new approaches for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancers. In this review, we summarize recent discoveries about the FOXP3 splicing isoforms and address the metabolic regulation and specific functions of FOXP3 splicing isoforms in Tregs.

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Autoimmune DiseasesNeoplasmsAlternative SplicingForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansProtein IsoformsForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanProtein Isoformsautoimmune diseasesfatty acid oxidationforkhead box P3glycolysismetabolic regulationregulatory T cellssplicing isoformssuppressive function

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PMID37868998
PMCPMC10588449
OpenAlexW4387402678

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