The adaptive phenotype of cortical thymic epithelial cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 944-947

  Boehm, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; MHC; Peptide ligand; Protease; Thymic epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PUTATIVE SERINE PROTEINASE 16; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PROTEASOME; PROTEASOME SUBUNIT BETA5T, MOUSE; PRSS16 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SELECTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; THYMOCYTE; ANIMAL; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NOTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EVOLUTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; MICE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 65449154084     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939315     Document Type: Article

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