Interferon-inducible immunity-related GTPase Irgm1 regulates IFNγ-dependent host defense, lymphocyte survival and autophagy

Autophagy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-234

  Feng, Carl G ^a   Zheng, Lixin ^a   Lenardo, Michael J ^a   Sher, Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Cell death; GTPase; IFN ; Irgm1; Lymphocyte homeostasis; Th1

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; INTERFERON; INTERFERON INDUCIBLE IMMUNITY RELATED GTPASE FAMILY M MEMBER 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DEATH; CELL EXPANSION; CELL SURVIVAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 61649097480     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.2.7445     Document Type: Article

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