Effect of reduced EPHB4 expression in thymic epithelial cells on thymocyte development and peripheral T cell function

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Jin, Wei ^a   Luo, Hongyu ^a   Wu, Jiangping ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eph; T cell development; T cell function; Thymic epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN RECEPTOR B4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE DELETION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPLEEN WEIGHT; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THYMOCYTE;

EPH; T CELL DEVELOPMENT; T CELL FUNCTION; THYMIC EPITHELIAL CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPHRINS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTOR, EPHB4; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TH1 CELLS; TH17 CELLS; THYMOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84887598220     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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