Inducible reprogramming of human T cells into Treg cells by a conditionally active form of FOXP3

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3282-3289

  Allan, Sarah E ^a,b   Song Zhao, George X ^a,b   Abraham, Thomas ^a   McMurchy, Alicia N ^a,b   Levings, Megan K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

FOXP3; Human; Treg

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P35; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; CYTOKINE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TIME;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59749103715     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838373     Document Type: Article

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