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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Elizabeth Herbolsheimer
PROVIDER: E-TABM-154 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Marson Alexander A Kretschmer Karsten K Frampton Garrett M GM Jacobsen Elizabeth S ES Polansky Julia K JK MacIsaac Kenzie D KD Levine Stuart S SS Fraenkel Ernest E von Boehmer Harald H Young Richard A RA
Nature 20070121 7130
Foxp3+CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (T(reg)) cells are essential for the prevention of autoimmunity. T(reg) cells have an attenuated cytokine response to T-cell receptor stimulation, and can suppress the proliferation and effector function of neighbouring T cells. The forkhead transcription factor Foxp3 (forkhead box P3) is selectively expressed in T(reg) cells, is required for T(reg) development and function, and is sufficient to induce a T(reg) phenotype in conventional CD4+CD25- T cells. Mutations i ...[more]