Sphingomyelin breakdown in T cells: Role in activation, effector functions and immunoregulation

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 396, Issue 6-7, 2015, Pages 749-758

  Beyersdorf, Niklas ^a   Müller, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Sphingomyelin; T cells

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CERAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; F ACTIN; FAS ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL EXPANSION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LIPOLYSIS; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SPHINGOLIPID METABOLISM; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CERAMIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHINGOMYELINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84946084204     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2014-0282     Document Type: Review

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