MUC1 mucin is expressed on human T-regulatory cells: Function in both co-stimulation and co-inhibition

Cellular Immunology

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Konowalchuk, Jeffrey D ^a   Agrawal, Babita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

MUC1 mucin; Regulatory T cells; T cells

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 1;

ACCESSORY CELL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTIGENS, CD3; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUCIBLE T-CELL CO-STIMULATOR PROTEIN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCIN-1; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 83955163763     PISSN: 00088749     EISSN: 10902163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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