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Costimulation and IL-2 in natural regulatory T cell development

Posted on:2011-03-17Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:University of MinnesotaCandidate:Dings, Kieng BaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:1464390011972241Subject:Biology
Abstract/Summary:
Treg development occurs via a two-step process. In step 1, signals through the T cell receptor and costimulation via CD28 initiate a Treg developmental program that is dependent on the NFkB signaling pathway. Notably, signals through CARMA1 and C-REL initiate a Treg progenitor in which cytokine signaling such as IL-2 (step 2) via STAT5 turns on Foxp3. Herein, we discuss in detail the molecular requirement for natural regulatory T cell development.
Keywords/Search Tags:Cell, Via
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