Expression and function of the autoimmune regulator (Aire) gene in non-thymic tissue

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-308

  Eldershaw, S A ^a   Sansom, D M ^b   Narendran, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aire; Diabetes; Ectopic expression; MTEC; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN 1; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN 2; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN 3; TISSUE ANTIGEN; TISSUE RESTRICTED ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79551695261     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04316.x     Document Type: Article

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