Induction of FoxP3 and acquisition of T regulatory activity by stimulated human CD4+CD25- T cells

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1437-1443

  Walker, Mindi R ^a   Kasprowicz, Deborah J ^a   Gersuk, Vivian H ^a   Bènard, Angéle ^a   Van Landeghen, Megan ^a   Buckner, Jane H ^a   Ziegler, Steven F ^a  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL CONTACT; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0346969978     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI200319441     Document Type: Article

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