Lack of Foxp3 function and expression in the thymic epithelium

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 475-480

  Liston, Adrian ^a   Farr, Andrew G ^a   Chen, Zhibin ^b,d   Benoist, Christophe ^b   Mathis, Diane ^b   Manley, Nancy R ^c   Rudensky, Alexander Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POPULATION; EPITHELIUM; HEMATOPOIESIS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EPITHELIUM; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NUDE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 33947427514     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 00221007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20062465     Document Type: Article

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