Positive selection induces CD4 promoter and enhancer function

International Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 877-887

  Adlam, Matthew ^a   Duncan, David D ^a   Ng, Daniel K ^a   Siu, Gerald ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; T lymphocyte; Thymic development

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0030976247     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/9.6.877     Document Type: Article

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