The preTCR-dependent DN3 to DP transition requires Notch signaling, is improved by CXCL12 signaling and is inhibited by IL-7 signaling

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3371-3380

  Tussiwand, Roxane ^a   Engdahl, Corinne ^a   Gehre, Nadine ^a   Bosco, Nabil ^b   Ceredig, Rod ^c   Rolink, Antonius G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Delta like 4 and preTCR; DN3 cells; Double positive cells; Notch

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7; NOTCH RECEPTOR; RAG2 PROTEIN; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; FEMALE; IN VITRO SELECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; CHEMOKINE CXCL12; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERLEUKIN-7; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTES;

EID: 80054936580     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141824     Document Type: Article

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