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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Sialic acids on T cells are crucial for their maintenance and survival.

Michael Schmidt, Alexandra T Linder, Marina Korn, Nick Schellenberg, Sarah J Meyer, Falk Nimmerjahn, Anja Werner, Markus Abeln, Rita Gerardy-Schahn, Anja K Münster-Kühnel and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 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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11 authors.

Michael Schmidt *Division of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Alexandra T Linder *Division of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Marina KornDivision of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Nick SchellenbergDivision of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Sarah J MeyerDivision of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Falk NimmerjahnDivision of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Anja WernerDivision of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Markus AbelnInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Rita Gerardy-SchahnInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Anja K Münster-KühnelInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Lars NitschkeDivision of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sialic acids are found as terminal sugars on glycan structures on cellular surfaces. T cells carry these sialoglycans abundantly, and they are thought to serve multiple functions in cell adhesion, cell migration, and protection from complement attack. We studied the role of sialoglycans on T cells in a mouse model with a T cell-specific deletion of cytidine monophosphate-sialic acid synthase (CMAS), the enzyme that is crucial for the synthesis of sialoglycans. These mice showed a T-cell deficiency in peripheral lymphoid organs. Many T cells with an undeleted

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Mice, KnockoutSialic AcidsT-LymphocytesAnimalsApoptosisCell SurvivalComplement C3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMixed Function OxygenasesCMPacetylneuraminate monooxygenaseComplement C3Mixed Function OxygenasesSialic Acidsapoptosiscomplementsialic acidsT cell activationT cell development

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PMID38947328
PMCPMC11211268

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