T cell stimulation in the absence of exogenous antigen: A T cell signal is induced by both MHC-dependent and -independent mechanisms

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3109-3116

  Bettini, Matthew ^a,b   Xi, Hongkang ^b   Kersh, Gilbert J ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; MHC; Signal transduction; T cell receptors; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; PEPTIDE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; GENE INDUCTION; HELPER CELL; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTIGENS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE; PEPTIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0242391984     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324067     Document Type: Article

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