Transcriptional regulation of early T-cell development in the thymus

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 531-538

  Seo, Wooseok ^a   Taniuchi, Ichiro ^a  

^a Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

T cell development; T cell progenitors; Thymus; Transcription factors; Transcriptional network; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHROMATIN; MICROENVIRONMENT; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PRECURSOR CELLS, T-LYMPHOID; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84959325898     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545821     Document Type: Article

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