Analyzing expression of perforin, Runx3, and Thpok genes during positive selection reveals activation of CD8-differentiation programs by MHC II-signaled thymocytes

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 175, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 4465-4474

  Liu, Xiaolong ^a,b   Taylor, Barbara J ^a   Sun, Guangping ^a   Bosselut, Rémy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PERFORIN; PROTEIN KINASE ZAP 70; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 25444465125     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.7.4465     Document Type: Article

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