Maintaining CD4-CD8 lineage integrity in T cells: Where plasticity serves versatility

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 360-367

  Wang, Lie ^a   Xiong, Yumei ^a   Bosselut, Rémy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4 CD8 commitment; Epigenetic control; T cell differentiation; T cells; Transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANZYME B; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PERFORIN; PROTEIN BCL 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3;

ALLELE; BINDING SITE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA METHYLATION; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; EX VIVO STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; UPREGULATION;

CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; HUMANS;

EID: 82555169770     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: 10963618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2011.08.008     Document Type: Review

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