Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling in mast cells: New insights from knockout mouse studies

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 524-535

  Fukao, Taro ^a,b   Terauchi, Yasuo ^c,d   Kadowaki, Takashi ^c,d   Koyasu, Shigeo ^b,d  

^a CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; c Kit; Fc RI; Mastocytosis; Th2 response

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

BIOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE TARGETING; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RECEPTORS, IGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0141483031     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-003-0475-2     Document Type: Review

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