Programming for cytotoxic effector function occurs concomitantly with CD4 extinction during CD8+ T cell differentiation in the thymus

International Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1035-1040

  Bhandoola, Avinash ^a   Kithiganahalli, Balaji ^a   Granger, Larry ^a   Singer, Alfred ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin C; Cathepsin W; Cytotoxic lymphocytes; Precursor cytotoxic T lymphocyte; Thymic selection

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE I;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DOWN REGULATION; EFFECTOR CELL; HELPER CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0033876927     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.7.1035     Document Type: Article

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