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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

RhoG's Role in T Cell Activation and Function.

Ana Masara Ahmad Mokhtar, Nor Hawani Salikin, Aminah Suhaila Haron, Syafinaz Amin-Nordin, Ilie Fadzilah Hashim, Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Siti Balqis Zulfigar, Nurul Izza Ismail

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 14 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ana Masara Ahmad MokhtarBioprocess Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia.
Nor Hawani SalikinBioprocess Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia.
Aminah Suhaila HaronFaculty of Dentistry, AIMST University, Bedong, Malaysia.
Syafinaz Amin-NordinDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Ilie Fadzilah HashimDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Malaysia.
Muaz Mohd Zaini MakhtarBioprocess Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia.
Siti Balqis ZulfigarBioprocess Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia.
Nurul Izza IsmailSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYAIMST University · MYUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of RhoG in T cell development is redundant with other Racs subfamily members, and this redundancy may be attributed to redundant signal transduction pathways. However, the absence of RhoG increases TCR signalling and proliferation, implying that RhoG activity is critical during late T cell activation following antigen-receptor interaction. Moreover, RhoG is required to halt signal transduction and prevent hyper-activated T cells. Despite increase in TCR signalling, cell proliferation is inhibited, implying that RhoG induces T cell anergy by promoting the activities of transcription factors, including nuclear factor of activated T cell (NFAT)/AP-1. The role of NFAT plays in T cell anergy is inducing the transcription of anergy-associated genes, such as IL-2, IL-5, and IFN-γ. Although information about RhoG in T cell-related diseases is limited, mutant forms of RhoG, Ala151Ser and Glu171Lys have been observed in thymoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), respectively. Current information only focuses on these two diseases, and thus the role of RhoG in normal and pathological circumstances should be further investigated. This approach is necessary because RhoG and its associated proteins represent prospective targets for attack particularly in the therapy of cancer and immune-mediated illnesses.

Indexed as

Lymphocyte Activationrho GTP-Binding ProteinsProspective StudiesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cellrho GTP-Binding Proteinscancerhemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisRhoGSmall Rho GTPaseT cell

Identifiers

PMID35280994
PMCPMC8913496
OpenAlexW4214747415

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