IL-4 and prostaglandin E2 inhibit hypomethylation of the 5' regulatory region of IFN-γ gene during differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-45

  Katamura, K ^a   Fukui, T ^a   Kiyomasu, T ^a   Iio, J ^a   Tai, G ^a   Ueno, H ^a   Heike, T ^b   Mayumi, M ^c   Furusho, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

IFN and DNA methylation; IL 4; Prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031808712     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(98)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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