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ReviewAnnual review of immunology2012

Siglecs and immune regulation.

Shiv Pillai, Ilka Arun Netravali, Annaiah Cariappa, Hamid Mattoo

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Review in Annual review of immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 205 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
205citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

205 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 354 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shiv PillaiCenter for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02129, USA. pillai@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
Ilka Arun Netravali
Annaiah Cariappa
Hamid Mattoo
Center for Cancer Research · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ramnik J Xavier · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
Studies on Peripheral B Lymphocyte DevelopmentR01AI064930 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PILLAI, SHIV SUBRAMANIAM · 2006 to 2016
$3.9M
Inducing neutralizing antibodies to HIV by inhibiting SIAER01AI090867 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PILLAI, SHIV SUBRAMANIAM · 2010 to 2013
$2.8M
Mutations in the SIAE Gene and Susceptibility to Autoimmune DiseasesR01AI076505 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PILLAI, SHIV SUBRAMANIAM · 2009 to 2012
$1.8M
Functionally Linking Autoimmune Subjects to Novel Therapies Using BiomarkersRC1AR058481 · NIAMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PILLAI, SHIV SUBRAMANIAM · 2009 to 2010
$997k
NIAID NIH HHS AI064930NIAID NIH HHS AI076505NIAID NIH HHS AI090867NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064930NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI076505NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI090867NIAMS NIH HHS AR058481NIAMS NIH HHS RC1 AR058481NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectins, or Siglecs, vary in their specificity for sialic acid-containing ligands and are mainly expressed by cells of the immune system. Many Siglecs are inhibitory receptors expressed in innate immune cells that regulate inflammation mediated by damage-associated and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs and PAMPs). This family also includes molecules involved in adhesion and phagocytosis and receptors that can associate with the ITAM-containing DAP12 adaptor. Siglecs contribute to the inhibition of immune cells both by binding to cis ligands (expressed in the same cells) and by responding to pathogen-derived sialoglycoconjugates. They can help maintain tolerance in B lymphocytes, modulate the activation of conventional and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, and contribute to the regulation of T cell function both directly and indirectly. Siglecs modulate immune responses, influencing almost every cell in the immune system, and are of relevance both in health and disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsDendritic CellsHumansImmune SystemImmunity, InnateLectinsLymphocyte ActivationSialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsT-LymphocytesLectinsSialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins

Identifiers

PMID22224769
PMCPMC3781015
OpenAlexW2112785873

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