Con A activates an Akt/PKB dependent survival mechanism to modulate TCR induced cell death in double positive thymocytes

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1013-1023

  Pongracz, Judit ^a   Parnell, Sonia ^a   Anderson, Graham ^a   Jaffrézou, Jean Pierre ^b   Jenkinson, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Akt PKB; Con A; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN KINASE B; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0038394563     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(03)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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