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ReviewCells2020

IL-12 and IL-23-Close Relatives with Structural Homologies but Distinct Immunological Functions.

Doreen M Floss, Jens M Moll, Jürgen Scheller

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Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 66 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Doreen M FlossInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jens M MollInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jürgen SchellerInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokines of the IL-12 family show structural similarities but have distinct functions in the immune system. Prominent members of this cytokine family are the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-12 and IL-23. These two cytokines share cytokine subunits and receptor chains but have different functions in autoimmune diseases, cancer and infections. Accordingly, structural knowledge about receptor complex formation is essential for the development of new therapeutic strategies preventing and/or inhibiting cytokine:receptor interaction. In addition, intracellular signaling cascades can be targeted to inhibit cytokine-mediated effects. Single nucleotide polymorphisms can lead to alteration in the amino acid sequence and thereby influencing protein functions or protein-protein interactions. To understand the biology of IL-12 and IL-23 and to establish efficient targeting strategies structural knowledge about cytokines and respective receptors is crucial. A highly efficient therapy might be a combination of different drugs targeting extracellular cytokine:receptor assembly and intracellular signaling pathways.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAutoimmune DiseasesHumansInterleukin-12Interleukin-23NeoplasmsProtein BindingSignal TransductionStructural Homology, ProteinInterleukin-12Interleukin-23autoimmune diseasesIL-12IL-12 family cytokinesIL-23signaling

Identifiers

PMID32998371
PMCPMC7600943
OpenAlexW3087991801

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