title: IL-4 inducibility in NKT cells, naïve CD4+ T cells and TCR-gamma delta T cells.
abstract: NKT cells, naïve CD4(+) T cells, and TCR-gammadelta T cells belong to distinct T cell lineages but all express T cell receptors generated through random combinatorial joining of V-(D)-J genes. These distinct lineage T cells also possess the property of promptly activating the IL-4 gene upon T cell receptor stimulation. A comparative accounting of features as they pertain to IL-4 inducibility in these three distinct lineage T cells is provided here.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, 128, 2nd Section, Academy Road, Nankang District, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000032:analysis*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma