An essential role for Scurfin in CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells

Nature Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-342

  Khattri, Roli ^a   Cox, Tom ^a   Yasayko, Sue Ann ^a   Ramsdell, Fred ^a  

^a Celltech R and D Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SCURFIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; IMMUNOCONJUGATES; INTERLEUKIN-10; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0037385314     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni909     Document Type: Article

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