Differential transcription directed by discrete gamma interferon promoter elements in naive and memory (effector) CD4 T cells and CD8 T cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 199-208

  Aune, Thomas M ^a,b   Penix, Laurle A ^a   Rincón, Mercedes R ^a   Flaveel, Richard A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOGENETICS; MEMORY CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031035635     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.1.199     Document Type: Article

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