A new dexamethasone-induced gene of the leucine zipper family protects T lymphocytes from TCR/CD3-activated cell death

Immunity

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 803-812

  D'Adamio, Francesca ^a   Zollo, Ornella ^a   Moraca, Rosalba ^a   Ayroldi, Emira ^a   Bruscoli, Stefano ^a   Bartoli, Andrea ^a   Cannarile, Lorenza ^a   Migliorati, Graziella ^a   Riccardi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEXAMETHASONE; FAS ANTIGEN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031415218     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80398-2     Document Type: Article

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