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ArticleNature2024

AIRE relies on Z-DNA to flag gene targets for thymic T cell tolerization.

Yuan Fang, Kushagra Bansal, Sara Mostafavi, Christophe Benoist, Diane Mathis

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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing 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

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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Formation and biological implications of Z-DNA.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2026
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  7. Characterization of Z-DNA dynamics across the tree of life.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  10. Systematic and proactive evaluation of AIRE missense variant effects.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  15. Z-form DNA-RNA hybrid blocks DNA replication.Nucleic acids research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yuan FangDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Kushagra BansalMolecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India.
Sara MostafaviPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Christophe BenoistDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1172-6555
Diane MathisDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. dm@hms.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6110-4626
Harvard University · USCanadian Institute for Advanced Research · CAJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research · IN

Funding

The molecular mechanism of Aire: partnering with DNA-PKR01AI088204 · NIAID · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI DIANE J MATHIS · 2011 to 2026
$5.7M
DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance IA/I/19/1/504276NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI088204Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AIRE is an unconventional transcription factor that enhances the expression of thousands of genes in medullary thymic epithelial cells and promotes clonal deletion or phenotypic diversion of self-reactive T cells

Indexed as

AIRE ProteinDNA, Z-FormImmune ToleranceThymus GlandT-LymphocytesAnimalsChromatinDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedEpithelial CellsFemaleGenetic VariationMiceNeural Networks, ComputerNF-E2-Related Factor 2Promoter Regions, GeneticTranscription, GeneticAIRE ProteinAire protein, mouseChromatinDNA, Z-FormNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2

Identifiers

PMID38480882
PMCPMC11091860
OpenAlexW4392763022

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