Talk:FOXP3

Update to structure of article?
The contents and structure of this page are a bit confused. Might an alternative structure to enhance clarity be a good idea? Possible headings: Structure, Function, Mechanism of action, Relevance (with subheadings: Role in autoimmunity, Role in cancer), Interactions. This structure would be similar to chaperone protein Hsp90.Phytat (talk) 14:59, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Where is it found in the cell
Article says it is a transcription factor so it probably spends some time floating in the nucleus - but does it spend time outside the nucleus ? and what regulates its level or activity ? and what shape is it ? - Rod57 (talk) 02:54, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Article confuses the molecule 'Foxp3' and regulatory T cells that are Foxp3+
This article contains sections about regulatory T cells, which express Foxp3 and is frequently not specifically about Foxp3 the molecule. Work needs to be done to disambiguate content on regulatory T cells and the molecule Foxp3.Phytat (talk) 12:38, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Reference for first paragraph
A good article that reviews the origins and role of regulatory T cells. Phytat (talk) 12:38, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Scurfin reference
The article refers to the FOXP3 as also being known as Scurfin in the first line, but this is not referenced until later in the article. This term is not in common use any more so really it is questionable whether it should be referred to in the first line of the article. I suggest that is used to reference the term Scurifin in the first paragraph as this is one the key articles in the discovery of the function of the FOXP3 gene. This reference is currently number 4 in the references list for the article. - Phytat (talk) 16:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

More accurate referencing of T regulatory cell development and function?
Currently the article refers to as the primary review article in the first paragraph. It would be better perhaps to refer to primary articles that first showed how FOXP3 programs the development and function of regulatory T cells? These articles are currently referenced later in a less accurate way. - Phytat (talk) 16:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

References for CD4 T cell lineage plasticity
Currently references 9 and 10 in the article are incomplete. These references could be updated to references that more closely match the topic. I suggest that could be used as the reference for the unreferenced section at the end of the the physiology paragraph. - Phytat (talk) 16:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Ribbon Diagram Image?
Does anyone have a ribbon diagram of this that could be used? Jimw338 (talk) 05:24, 14 July 2015 (UTC)