An endoplasmic reticulum retention function for the cytoplasmic tail of the human pre-T cell receptor (TCR) α chain: Potential role in the regulation of cell surface pre-TCR expression levels

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1045-1057

  Carrasco, Yolanda R ^a   Ramiro, Almudena R ^a   Trigueros, César ^a,b   De Yébenes, Virginia G ^a   García Peydró, Marina ^a   Toribio, María L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CD3 complex; Endoplasmic reticulum retention; Human pre T cell receptor; pT cytoplasmic tail; Surface expression

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CELL RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA;

EID: 0035821217     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.193.9.1045     Document Type: Article

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