Genetic and epigenetic networks controlling T helper 1 cell differentiation

Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Placek, Katarzyna ^a   Coffre, Maryaline ^a   Maiella, Sylvie ^a   Bianchi, Elisabetta ^a   Rogge, Lars ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Epigenetic modifications; Gene regulation; T helper 1 cells; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-12; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 65449158768     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2009.03059.x     Document Type: Review

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