Dynamic expression of transcription factors T-bet and GATA-3 by regulatory T cells maintains immunotolerance

Nature Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 197-206

  Yu, Fang ^a   Sharma, Suveena ^a   Edwards, Julie ^a   Feigenbaum, Lionel ^b   Zhu, Jinfang ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ROR GAMMA T; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; STEADY STATE; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; COLITIS; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLS, CULTURED; COLITIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84923035090     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: 15292916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni.3053     Document Type: Article

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