Specific demethylation of the CD4 gene during CD4 T lymphocyte differentiation

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-61

  Landolfi, Michelle M Tutt ^a   Scollay, Roland ^b   Parnes, Jane R ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTENARY INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CD4; gene regulation; methylation

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEMETHYLATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SILENCER GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR; MICE, INBRED NZB; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0030994167     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(96)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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