The endoplasmic reticulum stress response in immunity and autoimmunity

Nature Reviews Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 663-674

  Todd, Derrick J ^a,b   Lee, Ann Hwee ^a   Glimcher, Laurie H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN 78; PROTEIN IRE1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 2; X BOX BINDING PROTEIN 1;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 50249116184     PISSN: 14741733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nri2359     Document Type: Review

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