Molecular basis for pre-TCR-mediated autonomous signaling

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-43

  Yamasaki, Sho ^a   Saito, Takashi ^a  

^a RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN STRUCTURE; LYMPHOMA; MOLECULAR SENSOR; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33845790596     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2006.11.006     Document Type: Review

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