Connexin 43 signaling enhances the generation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 248-257

  Kuczma, Michal ^a   Lee, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Kraj, Piotr ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE DELETION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL LINEAGE; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RADIATION CHIMERA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 79960418125     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003785     Document Type: Article

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