Selective role of NFATc3 in positive selection of thymocytes

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-110

  Canté Barrett, Kirsten ^a   Winslow, Monte M ^b,c   Crabtree, Gerald R ^a,b,d  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; RAG1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 34250849587     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.1.103     Document Type: Article

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