A novel human CCAAT/enhancer binding protein gene, C/EBPε, is expressed in cells of lymphoid and myeloid lineages and is localized on chromosome 14q11.2 close to the T-cell receptor α/δ locus

Genomics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-38

  Antonson, Per ^a   Stellan, Birgitta ^a   Yamanaka, Ryuya ^b   Xanthopoulos, Kleanthis G ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHROMOSOME 14Q; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030200944     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0319     Document Type: Article

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