B and T cells collaborate in antiviral responses via IL-6, IL-21, and transcriptional activator and coactivator, Oct2 and OBF-1

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 209, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2049-2064

  Karnowski, Alex ^a,b   Chevrier, Stephane ^a,b   Belz, Gabrielle T ^a,b   Mount, Adele ^a,b   Emslie, Dianne ^a,b   D'Costa, Kathy ^a,b   Tarlinton, David M ^a,b   Kallies, Axel ^a,b   Corcoran, Lynn M ^a,b  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 6; OBF 1 PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERMINAL CENTER; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-2; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84870283741     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20111504     Document Type: Article

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