title: Addition of an IL-15 mutant/FCgamma2A antagonist protein protects islet allografts from rejection overriding costimulation blockade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrari-Lacraz
authors.forename: X X
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maslinski
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Strom
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019409:Interleukin-15 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; C556707:Ctla4 protein, mouse; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019409:Interleukin-15; D000069594:Abatacept