The regulatory network that controls the differentiation of T lymphocytes

BioSystems

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 96-103

  Martínez Sosa, Pablo ^a   Mendoza, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Lymphocytes; Regulatory network; SQUAD method; T cell

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NUMERICAL METHOD; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 84879559826     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: 18728324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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