Cutting edge: CD40-induced expression of recombination activating gene (RAG) 1 and RAG2: A mechanism for the generation of autoaggressive T cells in the periphery

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3455-3459

  Vaitaitis, Gisela M ^a   Poulin, Michelle ^b   Sanderson, Richard J ^b   Haskins, Kathryn ^a,b   Wagner Jr , David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0346034786     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.7.3455     Document Type: Article

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