Evaluation of the role of the 3'α heavy chain enhancer [3'αE(hs1,2)] in VH gene somatic hypermutation

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 367-378

  Tumas Brundage, Kathleen M ^a   Vora, Kalpit A ^a   Manser, Tim ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3' enhancer; Hypermutation; Transgene; VH gene

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HAPTENS; HYBRIDOMAS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; NITROPHENOLS; P-AZOBENZENEARSONATE; PEYER'S PATCHES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030863389     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(97)00065-5     Document Type: Article

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