Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) contributes to T-cell homeostasis by regulating pro-survival Bcl-2 family genes

Immunology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 288-300

  Lee, Jin Ku ^a   Won, Cheolhee ^a   Yi, Eun Hee ^a   Seok, Seung Hyeok ^a   Kim, Myoung Hwan ^a   Kim, Sang Jeong ^a   Chung, Myung Hee ^a   Lee, Hyun Gyu ^b   Ikuta, Koichi ^c   Ye, Sang Kyu ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Homeostasis; Stat3; T cell

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; LYMPHOID ORGAN; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2; HOMEOSTASIS; STAT3; T CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-X PROTEIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PRECURSOR CELLS, T-LYMPHOID; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84884945510     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imm.12133     Document Type: Article

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