CD4-independent T cells impair TCR triggering of CD4-dependent T cells: A putative mechanism for T cell affinity maturation

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 646-652

  Van Bergen, Jeroen ^a,b   Kooy, Yvonne ^a   Koning, Frits ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; MHC; T lymphocyte; TCR; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AFFINITY MATURATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL GROWTH; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNALIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL LINE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035105833     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200102)31:2<646::AID-IMMU646>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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