Regulatory T cells and control of the germinal centre response

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vanderleyden, Ine ^a,b   Linterman, Michelle A ^a   Smith, Kenneth G C ^c  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CLONE; CELL EXPANSION; CELL SELECTION; FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL; FOLLICULAR REGULATORY T CELL; FOXP3+ REGULATORY T CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MEMORY CELL; PLASMA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; ANIMAL; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CTLA-4 ANTIGEN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; PLASMA CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 85003273916     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-014-0471-7     Document Type: Review

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