Effector T cell plasticity: flexibility in the face of changing circumstances
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- 20 July 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 11 (8) , 674-680
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.1899
Abstract
As more states of CD4 T cell differentiation are uncovered, their flexibility is also beginning to be recognized. Components that control the plasticity of CD4 T cell populations include cellular conditions, clonality, transcriptional circuitry and chromatin modifications. Appearance of cellular flexibility may arise from truly flexible genetic programs or, alternatively, from heterogeneous populations. New tools will be needed to define the rules that allow or prohibit cellular transitions.Keywords
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