The B cell-specific coactivator OBF-1 (OCA-B, Bob-1) is inducible in T cells and its expression is dispensable for IL-2 gene induction

Immunobiology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 207-216

  Sauter, Patrick ^a   Matthias, Patrick ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOGENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031435751     PISSN: 01712985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-2985(97)80041-1     Document Type: Article

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