Interplay of transcription factors in T-cell differentiation and function: The role of Runx

Immunology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Wong, Won Fen ^a   Kohu, Kazuyoshi ^a   Chiba, Tomoki ^b   Sato, Takehito ^b   Satake, Masanobu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Gene expression; Gene targeting; T lymphocytes; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; T HELPER INDUCING POZ KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 3 SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78650947473     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03381.x     Document Type: Review

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