Title
Lymphocytes: Antigen-induced Gene Activation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1038/npg.els.0004033
Abstract
Lymphocytes are activated upon antigen recognition by their clone-specific surface antigen receptors. Lymphocyte activation includes multiple signalling cascades that converge in the cell nucleus to cause significant changes in the pattern of gene expression that determine the phenotype of activated lymphocytes and ultimately, the type of immune response.
Notes
Published as an article in: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.