NFATc2 and NFATc3 transcription factors play a crucial role in suppression of CD4+ T lymphocytes by CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-187

  Bopp, Tobias ^a   Palmetshofer, Alois ^b   Serfling, Edgar ^b   Heib, Valeska ^a   Schmitt, Steffen ^a   Richter, Christoph ^a   Klein, Matthias ^a   Schild, Hansjörg ^a   Schmitt, Edgar ^a   Stassen, Michael ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOMODULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; T LYMPHOCYTE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 19944434216     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20041538     Document Type: Article

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