TGF-β and 'adaptive 'Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-36

  Chen, Wanjun ^a   Konkel, Joanne E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Foxp3+ adaptive treg; Human T cell; Immune tolerance; Mucosal system; Smads; TGF ; Th17; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FOXP3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; MICE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 77950343675     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjp004     Document Type: Review

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