Androgen receptor modulates Foxp3 expression in CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T-cells

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2845-2857

  Walecki, Magdalena ^a   Eisel, Florian ^a   Klug, Jörg ^a   Baal, Nelli ^a   Paradowska Dogan, Agnieszka ^a   Wahle, Eva ^a   Hackstein, Holger ^a   Meinhardt, Andreas ^a   Fijak, Monika ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; HISTONE H4; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE ACTIVATION; HEK293 CELL LINE; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84938930748     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: 19394586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E14-08-1323     Document Type: Article

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