A mathematical model for the reciprocal differentiation of T helper 17 cells and induced regulatory T cells

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Hong, Tian ^a   Xing, Jianhua ^a   Li, Liwu ^a   Tyson, John J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

A-STABLE; BROKEN SYMMETRY; CD4 T-CELLS; EFFECTOR CELLS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PITCHFORK BIFURCATIONS; PRECURSOR CELLS; SMALL CELLS; STABLE STEADY STATE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS;

T-CELLS;

INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 6; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROL SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPE; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; STEADY STATE; TH17 CELL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-6; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 1, GROUP F, MEMBER 3; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRETINOIN;

EID: 79960943812     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002122     Document Type: Article

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