Notch signaling is required for proliferation but not for differentiation at a well-defined β-selection checkpoint during human T-cell development

Blood

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3254-3263

  Taghon, Tom ^a   Van Walle, Inge De ^a   De Smet, Greet ^a   De Smedt, Magda ^a   Leclercq, Georges ^a   Vandekerckhove, Bart ^a   Plum, Jean ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ARTICLE; CD34 SELECTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ASSAY; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 65349103035     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-168906     Document Type: Article

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