Dysregulated development of IL-17- and IL-21-expressing follicular helper T cells and increased germinal center formation in the absence of RORγt

FASEB Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 761-774

  Wichner, Katharina ^a   Stauss, Dennis ^a   Kampfrath, Branka ^a   Krüger, Kerstin ^a   Müller, Gerd ^a   Rehm, Armin ^a   Lipp, Martin ^a   Höpken, Uta E ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

B cell activating factor; Germinal center reaction; Proinflammatory cytokines; Th17 cell differentiation

Indexed keywords

B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 21; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA T; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BATF PROTEIN, MOUSE; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-4; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; TNFSF13B PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE;

ANIMALS; B-CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GERMINAL CENTER; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 1, GROUP F, MEMBER 3; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84958811422     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-274001     Document Type: Article

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