Helios defines T cells being driven to tolerance in the periphery and thymus

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2048-2058

  Ross, Ellen M ^a   Bourges, Dorothée ^a   Hogan, Thea V ^b   Gleeson, Paul A ^a   van Driel, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune gastritis; Helios; T cell anergy; T cell tolerance; Treg cells

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE GASTRITIS; HELIOS; T-CELL ANERGY; T-CELL TOLERANCE; TREG CELLS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GASTRITIS; H(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84904400215     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343999     Document Type: Article

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