The transcriptional regulator Rel is essential for antigen receptor-mediated stimulation of mature T cells but dispensable for positive and negative selection of thymocytes and T cell apoptosis

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 928-935

  Strasser, Andreas ^a   Grumont, Raelene J ^a   Stanley, Maureen L ^a,b   Gerondakis, Steve ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; NF B; Rel; T cell activation; T cell development; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THYMOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0033053791     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(199903)29:03<928::aid-immu928>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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