Baxα perturbs T cell development and affects cell cycle entry of T cells

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 6991-7001

  Brady, Hugh J M ^a,b   Gil Gómez, Gabriel ^a   Kirberg, Jörg ^a   Berns, Anton J M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax ; Bcl 2; Cell cycle; T cell selection

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ETIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0030449990     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01091.x     Document Type: Article

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