The network of transcription factors that underlie the CD4 versus CD8 lineage decision

International Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 791-796

  Naito, Taku ^a   Taniuchi, Ichiro ^a  

^a RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross antagonism; Cytokine signal; Runx; TCR signal; ThPOK

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PROTEIN MYB; STAT5A PROTEIN; STAT5B PROTEIN; T HELPER INDUCING POZ KRUPPEL FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HELPER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH2 CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA SUBUNITS; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77957366306     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxq436     Document Type: Review

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