Shared γ(c) subunit within the human interleukin-7 receptor complex: A molecular basis for the pathogenesis of x-linked severe combined immunodeficiency

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-177

  Lai, Stephen Y ^a,c   Molden, Jaime ^a   Goldsmith, Mark A ^a,b  

^a GLADSTONE INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

interleukin 7; receptor; signal transduction; specificity; X linked severe combined immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; LYMPHOID CELL LINE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 0031017510     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119144     Document Type: Article

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