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ICOS maintains the T follicular helper cell phenotype by down-regulating Krüppel-like factor 2.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 9 Feb 2015
Weber Jan P, Fuhrmann Franziska, Feist Randi K, Lahmann Annette, Al Baz Maysun S, Gentz Lea-Jean, Vu Van Dana, Mages Hans W, Haftmann Claudia, Riedel René, Grün Joachim R, Schuh Wolfgang, Kroczek Richard A, Radbruch Andreas, Mashreghi Mir-Farzin, Hutloff Andreas
Abstract excerpt
The co-stimulators ICOS (inducible T cell co-stimulator) and CD28 are both important for T follicular helper (TFH) cells, yet their individual contributions are unclear. Here, we show that each molecule plays an exclusive role at different stages of TFH cell development. While CD28 regulated early expression of the master transcription factor Bcl-6, ICOS co-stimulation was essential to maintain the phenotype by...
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