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Abstract
CD4+ T lymphocytes play a major role in regulation of adaptive immunity. Upon activation, naïve T cells differentiate into different functional subsets. In addition to the classical Th1 and Th2 cells, several novel effector T cell subsets have been recently identified, including Th17 cells. There has been rapid progress in characterizing the development and function of Th17 cells. Here I summarize and discuss on the genetic controls of their differentiation and emerging evidence on their plasticity. This information may benefit understanding and treating immune diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21270506 PMCID: PMC3041933 DOI: 10.3858/emm.2011.43.1.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Mol Med ISSN: 1226-3613 Impact factor: 8.718