The adenylate cyclase toxin of Bacillus anthracis is a potent promoter of TH17 cell development

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1635-1637

  Rossi Paccani, Silvia ^a   Benagiano, Marisa ^b,c   Savino, Maria Teresa ^a   Finetti, Francesca ^a   Tonello, Fiorella ^d   D'Elios, Mario M ^b   Baldari, Cosima T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Policlinico di Careggi   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH17 CELL;

EID: 79957861490     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.1104     Document Type: Article

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