IL-6 programs T(H)-17 cell differentiation by promoting sequential engagement of the IL-21 and IL-23 pathways.

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Published in Nat Immunol on June 20, 2007

Authors

Liang Zhou1, Ivaylo I Ivanov, Rosanne Spolski, Roy Min, Kevin Shenderov, Takeshi Egawa, David E Levy, Warren J Leonard, Dan R Littman

Author Affiliations

1: The Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine of the Skirball Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.

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