IFN-α regulates IL-21 and IL-21R expression in human NK and T cells

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 416-422

  Strengell, Mari ^a   Julkunen, Ilkka ^a   Matikainen, Sampsa ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Innate immunity; Interferon; Lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; CELL DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 15 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 15 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR BETA; INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 21 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 9; INTERLEUKIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; STAT1 PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-21 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; INTERLEUKINS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-21; RNA, MESSENGER; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 3442901047     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1003488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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