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ArticleSeminars in cell & developmental biology2021

Selenoproteins as regulators of T cell proliferation, differentiation, and metabolism.

Chi Ma, Peter R Hoffmann

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Article in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Chi MaDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 USA.
Peter R HoffmannDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 USA. Electronic address: peterrh@hawaii.edu.
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

Funding

UH Hilo COP A&RP20GM103466 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HELEN C TURNER · 2012 to 2026
$60.3M
Selenoprotein K modulates calcium-dependent signaling in immune cellsR01AI089999 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HOFFMANN, PETER R · 2010 to 2020
$3.6M
The Role of Selenoprotein I in Phospholipidethanolamine Dependent Mechanisms that Regulate T Cell ActivationR01AI147496 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HOFFMANN, PETER R · 2019 to 2023
$2.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI089999NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI147496NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient that plays a key role in regulating the immune system. T cells are of particular interest due to their important role in promoting adaptive immunity against pathogens and cancer as well as regulating tolerance, all of which are influenced by dietary Se levels. The biological effects of Se are mainly exerted through the actions of the proteins into which it is inserted, i.e. selenoproteins. Thus, the roles that selenoproteins play in regulating T cell biology and molecular mechanisms involved have emerged as important areas of research for understanding how selenium affects immunity. Members of this diverse family of proteins exhibit a wide variety of functions within T cells that include regulating calcium flux induced by T cell receptor (TCR) engagement, shaping the redox tone of T cells before, during, and after activation, and linking TCR-induced activation to metabolic reprogramming required for T cell proliferation and differentiation. This review summarizes recent insights into the roles that selenoproteins play in these processes and their implications in understanding how Se may influence immunity.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHumansMetabolismMiceSeleniumSelenoproteinsT-LymphocytesSeleniumSelenoproteinsActivationDifferentiationImmuneProliferationSeleniumSelenocysteine

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PMID33214077
PMCPMC8126572
OpenAlexW3100949256

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