Self/non-self discrimination and the problem of keeping T cells alive

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-56

  Sprent, Jonathan ^a   Cho, Jae Ho ^a  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytokines; IL 2; IL 7; T cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 7; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEMORY CELL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONAL DELETION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-15; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-7; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SELF TOLERANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 37849029163     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100139     Document Type: Review

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