Interferon-γ expression by Th1 effector T cells mediated by the p38 MAP kinase signaling pathway

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2817-2829

  Rincon, Mercedes ^a,b   Enslen, Hervé ^c   Raingeaud, Joël ^c,e   Recht, Michael ^b   Zapton, Tyler ^a   Su, Michael S S ^d   Penix, Laurie A ^b   Davis, Roger J ^c   Fiavell, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^e INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

IFN ; p38 MAP kinase; T cell differentiation; Th1 cells; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; CD4 ANTIGEN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMIDAZOLE; INTERLEUKIN 4; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HELPER CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CELL DIVISION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMIDAZOLES; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAP KINASE KINASE 6; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PYRIDINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032525233     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.10.2817     Document Type: Article

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