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ReviewImmunological reviews2024

No time to die: Epigenetic regulation of natural killer cell survival.

Leen Hermans, Timothy E O'Sullivan

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2024. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Natural Killer Cells: Dual Regulators and Therapeutic Targets in Multiple Sclerosis Immunopathogenesis.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
    Review
  2. Depletion of the RNA-Editing Enzyme ADAR1 Invigorates the Antitumor Immunity of NK Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Nutrient transporter pattern in CD56Frontiers in immunology · 2024
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Leen HermansDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Timothy E O'SullivanDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1435-8188
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Sex Differences in NK Cells Mediated by X-linked UTXR01AI174519 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Timothy E O'Sullivan, Maureen A Su · 2023 to 2026
$2.9M
Transcriptional mechanisms of natural killer cell responses during mouse cytomegalovirus infectionR01AI145997 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI O'SULLIVAN, TIMOTHY E · 2019 to 2023
$2.3M
Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)National Institute of Health R01AI145997National Institute of Health R01AI174519NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI145997NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI174519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NK cells are short-lived innate lymphocytes that can mediate antigen-independent responses to infection and cancer. However, studies from the past two decades have shown that NK cells can acquire transcriptional and epigenetic modifications during inflammation that result in increased survival and lifespan. These findings blur the lines between the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system, and suggest that the homeostatic mechanisms that govern the persistence of innate immune cells are malleable. Indeed, recent studies have shown that NK cells undergo continuous and strictly regulated adaptations controlling their survival during development, tissue residency, and following inflammation. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the critical factors regulating NK cell survival throughout their lifespan, with a specific emphasis on the epigenetic modifications that regulate the survival of NK cells in various contexts. A precise understanding of the molecular mechanisms that govern NK cell survival will be important to enhance therapies for cancer and infectious diseases.

Indexed as

Cell SurvivalEpigenesis, GeneticKiller Cells, NaturalAnimalsHomeostasisHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationNeoplasmsepigeneticsinflammationmemoryNK cellssurvival

Identifiers

PMID38426615
PMCPMC11102341
OpenAlexW4392386169

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