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Diverse roles for T-bet in the effector responses required for resistance to infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2015
Harms Pritchard Gretchen, Hall Aisling O'Hara, Christian David A, Wagage Sagie, Fang Qun, Muallem Gaia, John Beena, Glatman Zaretsky Arielle, Dunn William G, Perrigoue Jacqueline, Reiner Steven L, Hunter Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor T-bet has been most prominently linked to NK and T cell production of IFN-γ, a cytokine required for the control of a diverse array of intracellular pathogens. Indeed, in mice challenged with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, NK and T cell responses are characterized by marked increases of T-bet expression. Unexpectedly, T-bet(-/-) mice infected with T. gondii develop a strong NK cell IFN-γ...
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