EZH2 is crucial for both differentiation of regulatory T cells and T effector cell expansion

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Yang, Xiang Ping ^a,b   Jiang, Kan ^b   Hirahara, Kiyoshi ^b   Vahedi, Golnaz ^b   Afzali, Behdad ^b,c   Sciume, Giuseppe ^b   Bonelli, Michael ^b   Sun, Hong Wei ^d   Jankovic, Dragana ^e   Kanno, Yuka ^b   Sartorelli, Vittorio ^d   O'Shea, John J ^b   Laurence, Arian ^f,g  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

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

^f FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EZH2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2;

ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLITIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLITIS; CYTOKINES; ENHANCER OF ZESTE HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84934939889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep10643     Document Type: Article

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