An IL-2 response element in the human IL-2 receptor α chain promoter is a composite element that binds stat5, Elf-1, HMG-I(Y) and a GATA family protein

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 5627-5635

  John, Susan ^a   Robbins, Christiane M ^b   Leonard, Warren J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b National Chemical Genomics Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Elf 1; GATA; HMG I(Y); IL 2 receptor; STAT

Indexed keywords

HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029853971     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00947.x     Document Type: Article

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