The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells
Chae WJ, Henegariu O, Lee SK, Bothwell AL. The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 9631-9636. PMID: 16769892, PMCID: PMC1480458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600225103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type FOXP3Regulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diseasesTh2-type cytokine secretionScurfy mutant mouseSevere autoimmune diseaseFoxp3 transcription factorAntigenic stimulationCytokine secretionFoxp3Suppressive functionMutant miceAdhesion moleculesSuppressor activityDiseaseGlutamic acidImportant roleCellsCD103HyporesponsivenessTh1Leucine zipper domainTranscription factors