The human λ immunoglobulin enhancer is controlled by both positive elements and developmentally regulated negative elements

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 427-438

  Glozak, Michele A ^a   Blomberg, Bonnie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ig enhancer; in vivo footprint; negative regulation

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

FELIS CATUS; MURINAE;

EID: 0029896483     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(95)00146-8     Document Type: Article

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