Distinct localization of T cell Agrin during antigen presentation - Evidence for the expression of Agrin receptor(s) in antigen-presenting cells

FEBS Journal

Volumn 279, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2368-2380

  Kabouridis, Panagiotis S ^a   Pimentel, Tatiana A ^a,b   Brancaleone, Vincenzo ^a,c   D'Acquisto, Fulvio ^a   Oliani, Sonia M ^b,d   Perretti, Mauro ^a   Jury, Elizabeth C ^e  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrin; Agrin receptor; Antigen presenting cells; Immunological synapse; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; AGRIN RECEPTOR; ALPHA INTERFERON; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGRIN; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSES; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84862576208     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08615.x     Document Type: Article

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