The surprising discovery that TGFβ specifically induces the IgA class switch

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-7

  Stavnezer, Janet ^a   Kang, Joonsoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HISTORY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; MICE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 59849123627     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.1.5     Document Type: Review

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