Human skin cells support thymus-independent T cell development

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3239-3249

  Clark, Rachael A ^a   Yamanaka, Kei Ichi ^a   Bai, Mei ^a   Dowgiert, Rebecca ^a   Kupper, Thomas S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; LYMPHOTOXIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXN1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; KERATINOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN CELL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

AUTOANTIGENS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONAL DELETION; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HLA ANTIGENS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SELF TOLERANCE; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 27644465295     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI24731     Document Type: Article

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