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Redirection of B cell responsiveness by transforming growth factor β receptor

Jürgen Roes, B. Ken Choi, and Balthazar B. Cazac
PNAS June 10, 2003 100 (12) 7241-7246; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0731875100
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  1. Communicated by N. Avrion Mitchison, University College London, London, United Kingdom, April 1, 2003 (received for review January 12, 2003)

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vol. 100 no. 12 7241-7246
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0731875100
PubMed: 
12773615

Published By: 
National Academy of Sciences
Print ISSN: 
0027-8424
Online ISSN: 
1091-6490
History: 
  • Received January 12, 2003
  • Published in issue June 10, 2003.
  • Published first May 28, 2003.

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Copyright © 2003, The National Academy of Sciences

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  1. Jürgen Roes*,
  2. B. Ken Choi, and
  3. Balthazar B. Cazac
  1. Department of Immunology and Molecular Pathology, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, United Kingdom
  1. Communicated by N. Avrion Mitchison, University College London, London, United Kingdom, April 1, 2003 (received for review January 12, 2003)

Footnotes

    • ↵* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: j.roes{at}ucl.ac.uk.

    • Abbreviations: TGF-β, transforming growth factor β; TβR, TGF-β receptor; BCR, B cell antigen receptor; CpG-ODN, CpG-oligodeoxynucleotide.

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