CD40 Cross-Linking Induces Igε Germline Transcripts in B Cells via Activation of NF-κB: Synergy with IL-4 Induction

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4769-4779

  Iciek, Laurie A ^a,b   Delphin, Sandra A ^a,c   Stavnezer, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CD40 LIGAND; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; STAT6 PROTEIN; STAT6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING SITE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD40; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CD40 LIGAND; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-4; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NF-KAPPA B; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031570029     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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