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ArticleNature communications2024

Regulatory T cells crosstalk with tumor cells and endothelium through lymphotoxin signaling.

Wenji Piao, Long Wu, Yanbao Xiong, Gregory C Zapas, Christina M Paluskievicz, Robert S Oakes, Sarah M Pettit, Margaret L Sleeth, Keli L Hippen, Jessica Schmitz and 16 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Regulatory T cells in cancer and inflammation.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  10. Regulatory T cell and endothelial cell crosstalk.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Wenji Piao *Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. wpiao@som.umaryland.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0005-3930
Long Wu *Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Yanbao Xiong *Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Gregory C Zapas *Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Christina M PaluskieviczDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Robert S OakesFischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, 8278 Paint Branch Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3783-6488
Sarah M PettitCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Margaret L SleethDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-2147-9670
Keli L HippenDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8050-270X
Jessica SchmitzInstitute for Pathology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Philipp IvanyiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2862-7302
Amol C ShettyInstitute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8790-7649
Yang SongInstitute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Dejun KongCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Young LeeDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Lushen LiDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Marina W ShirkeyCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Allison KensiskiCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4813-8917
Aamna AlviCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Kevin HoCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Vikas SaxenaCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4816-4875
Jan H BräsenInstitute for Pathology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Christopher M JewellFischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, 8278 Paint Branch Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6668-6928
Bruce R BlazarDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9608-9841
Reza AbdiTransplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Jonathan S BrombergDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. jbromberg@som.umaryland.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1407-8795

Funding

Trial Design and Biostatistical Support CoreP01CA065493 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI J SUNIL RAO · 1995 to 2026
$48.2M
Single Cell Analysis and ImmunogeneticsP01HL158505 · NHLBI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Corey S Cutler · 2022 to 2026
$15.3M
Novel Biologic Therapies for GVHDR01HL095791 · NHLBI · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI KEAN, LESLIE S · 2010 to 2025
$13.3M
Enhancing Treg Therapeutic Efficacy in GVHDR01HL118979 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R, HIPPEN, KELI L · 2014 to 2025
$6.7M
In Vivo Prevention of Murine GVHDR37AI034495 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Bruce R Blazar · 2017 to 2026
$5.4M
Regulatory T Cells and Lymphatic Endothelial Cells: Regulatory Interactions for Migration and SuppressionR37AI062765 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Jonathan S Bromberg · 2021 to 2026
$2.9M
Exploiting the VISTA Pathway to Prevent Acute GVHD and Control Steroid Refractory DiseaseR01HL155114 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R, NOELLE, RANDOLPH J. · 2021 to 2024
$2.7M
Protection of organ transplant from ischemia reperfusion injuriesR01AI126596 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ABDI, REZA · 2016 to 2020
$2.6M
PI3K-gamma regulates T cell mediated alloimmunityR01HL141815 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ABDI, REZA · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA065493NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL158505NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095791NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL118979NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141815NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155114NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI126596NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI034495NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI062765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) with multifaceted functions suppress anti-tumor immunity by signaling surrounding cells. Here we report Tregs use the surface lymphotoxin (LT)α1β2 to preferentially stimulate LT beta receptor (LTβR) nonclassical NFκB signaling on both tumor cells and lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) to accelerate tumor growth and metastasis. Selectively targeting LTβR nonclassical NFκB pathway inhibits tumor growth and migration in vitro. Leveraging in vivo Treg LTα1β2 interactions with LTβR on tumor cells and LECs, transfer of wild type but not LTα

Indexed as

Endothelial CellsLymphotoxin-alphaLymphotoxin beta ReceptorMelanoma, ExperimentalNF-kappa BSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsCell CommunicationCell Line, TumorHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymphotoxin alpha1, beta2 HeterotrimerMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutLtbr protein, mouseLymphotoxin-alphaLymphotoxin alpha1, beta2 HeterotrimerLymphotoxin beta ReceptorNF-kappa B

Identifiers

PMID39622857
PMCPMC11612289

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