Transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 regulates T cell homeostasis and function

Nature Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 457-465

  Martins, Gislâine A ^a   Cimmino, Luisa ^a   Shapiro Shelef, Miriam ^a   Szabolcs, Matthias ^a   Herron, Alan ^a   Magnusdottir, Erna ^a   Calame, Kathryn ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE INDUCED MATURATION PROTEIN 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOMEOSTASIS; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLITIS; CYTOKINES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MICE; PLASMA CELLS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33646010346     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: 15292916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni1320     Document Type: Article

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