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ArticleCell death & disease2024

Foxo3 regulates cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cell homeostasis with implications in T cell development.

Camila Ribeiro, Pedro Ferreirinha, Jonathan J M Landry, Fátima Macedo, Laura G Sousa, Rute Pinto, Vladimir Benes, Nuno L Alves

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. The Ins and Outs of Thymic Epithelial Cell Differentiation and Function.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Camila Ribeiroi3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Pedro Ferreirinhai3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Jonathan J M LandryGenomics Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2262-9099
Fátima Macedoi3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Laura G Sousai3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8316-6406
Rute Pintoi3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Vladimir BenesGenomics Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0352-2547
Nuno L Alvesi3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. nalves@i3s.up.pt.ORCID 0000-0002-1567-8389

Funding

EC | EC Seventh Framework Programm | FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific Programme: "Ideas" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013)) 637843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Within the thymus, thymic epithelial cells (TECs) create dedicated microenvironments for T cell development and selection. Considering that TECs are sensitive to distinct pathophysiological conditions, uncovering the molecular elements that coordinate their thymopoietic role has important fundamental and clinical implications. Particularly, medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) play a crucial role in central tolerance. Our previous studies, along with others, suggest that mTECs depend on molecular factors linked to genome-protecting pathways, but the precise mechanisms underlying their function remain unknown. These observations led us to examine the role of Foxo3, as it is expressed in TECs and involved in DNA damage response. Our findings show that mice with TEC-specific deletion of Foxo3 (Foxo3

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Epithelial CellsForkhead Box Protein O3HomeostasisThymus GlandAnimalsCell DifferentiationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutT-LymphocytesForkhead Box Protein O3FoxO3 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID38773063
PMCPMC11109193

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