An MHC-linked locus modulates thymic differentiation of CD4+ CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T lymphocytes

International Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1509-1519

  Tellier, Julie ^a,c   van Meerwijk, Joost P M ^a,b,c   Romagnoli, Paola ^a,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL KINETICS; CELL MATURATION; CONGENIC STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TELOMERE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE; TUMOR IMMUNITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENES, MHC CLASS II; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TELOMERE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 33750232038     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxl084     Document Type: Article

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