Cutting edge: TCR stimulation is sufficient for induction of Foxp3 expression in the absence of DNA methyltransferase 1

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 6648-6652

  Josefowicz, Steven Z ^a,b   Wilson, Christopher B ^a   Rudensky, Alexander Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA (CYTOSINE 5 ) METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; FOXP3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; ANIMAL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 65549100376     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803320     Document Type: Article

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