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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Dorina Avram
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-73679 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Uddin Mohammad Nizam MN Sultana Dil Afroz DA Lorentsen Kyle J KJ Cho Jonathan J JJ Kirst Mariana E ME Brantly Mark L ML Califano Danielle D Sant'Angelo Derek B DB Avram Dorina D
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20160621 27
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are innate-like T cells that recognize glycolipid antigens and play critical roles in regulation of immune responses. Based on expression of the transcription factors (TFs) Tbet, Plzf, and Rorγt, iNKT cells have been classified in effector subsets that emerge in the thymus, namely, iNKT1, iNKT2, and iNKT17. Deficiency in the TF Bcl11b in double-positive (DP) thymocytes has been shown to cause absence of iNKT cells in the thymus and periphery due to defecti ...[more]