Control of central self-tolerance induction by autoreactive CD4+ thymocytes

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Irla, Magali ^a   Hollander, Georg ^b   Reith, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CD40 LIGAND; I KAPPA B KINASE ALPHA; I KAPPA B KINASE BETA; I KAPPA B KINASE GAMMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LYMPHOTOXIN BETA RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA ACTIVATED KINASE 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 5; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 6;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; AUTOIMMUNITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SELF TOLERANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 75149138278     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.11.002     Document Type: Review

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