title: Blimp hovers over T cell immunity.
abstract: The functions of T lymphocytes are regulated by transcription factors controlling gene expression. Three studies in this issue of Immunity (Kallies et al., 2009; Rutishauser et al., 2009; Shin et al., 2009) indicate that the transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 promotes the development of short-lived effector cells and regulates clonal exhaustion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. raymond.welsh@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Raymond M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Welsh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D008217:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D000074462:Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; C513258:Prdm1 protein, mouse; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000074462:Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1
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