The human IgE germline promoter is regulated by interleukin-4, interleukin-13, interferon-α and interferon-γ via an interferon-γ-activated site and its flanking regions

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 667-673

  Ezernieks, Juris ^a   Schnarr, Bernd ^a   Metz, Kurt ^a   Duschl, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Class switching; IgE antibody; Interferon; Interleukin 13; Interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 0029741568     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0667h.x     Document Type: Article

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