The sequential activity of Gata3 and Thpok is required for the differentiation of CD1d-restricted CD4+ NKT cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2385-2390

  Wang, Lie ^a   Carr, Tiffany ^b   Xiong, Yumei ^a   Wildt, Kathryn F ^a   Zhu, Jinfang ^c   Feigenbaum, Lionel ^d   Bendelac, Albert ^b   Bosselut, Rémy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4+ T cells; NKT cells; Thymic selection; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CD1D ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; GATA3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PROTEIN BINDING; TH-POK PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; PATHOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD1D; ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; PROTEIN BINDING; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 77956479293     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040534     Document Type: Article

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