Defining the nature of human γδ T cells: A biographical sketch of the highly empathetic

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-29

  Kalyan, Shirin ^a   Kabelitz, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

antigen recognition; danger associated molecular patterns; gamma delta T cell subsets; immune homeostasis; innate immunity; stress response

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BIODIVERSITY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA DELTA T LYMPHOCYTE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84872178478     PISSN: 16727681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2012.44     Document Type: Review

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