Activation of NF-κB/Rel by CD40 engagement induces the mouse germ line immunoglobulin Cγ1 promoter

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 4591-4603

  Lin, Shih Chang ^a   Stavnezer, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 4; CD40 LIGAND; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REL;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSACTIVATION; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD40; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CD40 LIGAND; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGIONS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COOPERATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NF-KAPPA B; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-REL; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029664798     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.9.4591     Document Type: Article

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