Introduction of the cell survival gene bcl-xL improves the viability of CTLL-2 cells without affecting their IL-2 proliferative response: Implications for the development of bioassays

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-148

  Boise, Lawrence H ^a,b   McShan, Carol L ^a,c   Thompson, Craig B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl xl; Bioassay; Cell survival; CTLL 2; Cytokine quantitation; Transfection

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BCL-X PROTEIN; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; PROTO-ONCOGENES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 0029899881     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(96)00011-7     Document Type: Article

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