helper T cell (CD4+)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cell surface receptor
lymphocyte
gptkbp:activatedBy antigen-presenting cell
gptkbp:develops_from thymocyte
gptkbp:differentiates_in_response_to cytokine environment
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Peter_Doherty
gptkb:Rolf_Zinkernagel
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:CD4_protein
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1970s
gptkbp:foundIn blood
lymphoid tissue
gptkbp:function activate B cells
activate cytotoxic T cells
activate macrophages
regulate immune response
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label helper T cell (CD4+)
gptkbp:lifespan weeks to years
gptkbp:location secondary lymphoid organs
peripheral blood
gptkbp:marking gptkb:CD4
gptkbp:produces interleukin-17 (IL-17)
interleukin-4 (IL-4)
interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)
tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)
gptkbp:proliferates_in_response_to gptkb:interleukin-2_(IL-2)
gptkbp:recognizes_antigen_presented_by MHC class II molecule
gptkbp:requires cell-mediated immunity
adaptive immunity
antibody production
gptkbp:role gptkb:HIV/AIDS
autoimmune diseases
immunodeficiency
allergies
gptkbp:secretes cytokines
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Th17_cell
gptkb:Th1_cell
gptkb:Th2_cell
Tfh cell
regulatory T cell (Treg)
gptkbp:surface_marker gptkb:CD3
TCR (T cell receptor)
gptkbp:target gptkb:HIV
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:T-cells
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6