Sub-optimal CD4+ T-cell activation triggers autonomous TGF-β-dependent conversion to Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1249-1255

  Oliveira, Vanessa G ^a,b   Caridade, Marta ^a,b   Paiva, Ricardo S ^b   Demengeot, Jocelyne ^b   Graca, Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti CD4; Foxp3; TGF b; Transplantation tolerance; Treg

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL TIME; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, NEUTRALIZING; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 79952915024     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040896     Document Type: Article

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