Polymorphic MHC class II promoters exhibit distinct expression pattern in various antigen-presenting cell lines

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-106

  Janitz, M ^a   Mitchison, A ^a   Reiners Schramm, L ^a   Lauster, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

MHC class II; Promoter polymorphism; Specific expression; T cell differentiation; Tissue

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031045233     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02721.x     Document Type: Article

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