Roquin suppresses PI3K-mTOR signaling to control T cell differentiation and Treg effector function
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE86110 | GEO | 2018/01/08
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA340280
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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obtained from experiments conducted by the authors, previous
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1,
2,
3] and
parameter optimisation carried out in the paper using particle
swarm and genetic algorithms.
This model is described in the article:
Bistability analyses of CD4+
T follicular helper and regulatory cells during Helicobacter
pylori infection.
Leber A, Abedi V, Hontecillas R,
Viladomiu M, Hoops S, Ciupe S, Caughman J, Andrew T,
Bassaganya-Riera J.
J. Theor. Biol. 2016 Jun; 398:
74-84
Abstract:
T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are a highly plastic subset
of CD4+ T cells specialized in providing B cell help and
promoting inflammatory and effector responses during infectious
and immune-mediate diseases. Helicobacter pylori is the
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