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The role of PI3Kγ in the immune system: new insights and translational implications
Lanahan SM, Wymann MP, Lucas CL. The role of PI3Kγ in the immune system: new insights and translational implications. Nature Reviews Immunology 2022, 22: 687-700. PMID: 35322259, PMCID: PMC9922156, DOI: 10.1038/s41577-022-00701-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein structure determinationContext-dependent modulatorNew insightsImmune systemMonogenic immune disordersSpecific PI3Kγ inhibitorInflammatory cytokine releaseRole of PI3KγPI3Kγ deficiencyImmunomodulatory roleCytokine releaseClinical trialsImmune disordersPI3KγTherapeutic targetOncology indicationsTranslational implicationsDrug developmentStructure determinationPI3Kγ inhibitorsRecent advancesPhosphoinositideRoleHumansInsights
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A multiple sclerosis–protective coding variant reveals an essential role for HDAC7 in regulatory T cells
Axisa P, Yoshida T, Lucca L, Kasler H, Lincoln M, Pham G, Del Priore D, Carpier J, Lucas C, Verdin E, Sumida T, Hafler D. A multiple sclerosis–protective coding variant reveals an essential role for HDAC7 in regulatory T cells. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabl3651. PMID: 36516268, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abl3651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalitisRegulatory T cellsHistone deacetylase 7Multiple sclerosisT cellsMouse modelFunction of Foxp3CD4 T cellsHigher suppressive capacityVivo modelingAutoimmune encephalitisEAE severityImmunosuppressive subsetAutoimmune diseasesImmunomodulatory roleSuppressive capacityImmune cellsDisease onsetDistinct molecular classesSusceptibility lociGenetic susceptibility lociSingle-cell RNA sequencingDisease riskPatient samplesProtective variants