Cooperation among multiple transcription factors is required for access to minimal T-cell receptor α-enhancer chromatin in vivo

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3223-3233

  Hernandez Munain, Cristina ^a   Roberts, Joseph L ^a   Krangel, Michael S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; THYMOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031816343     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.6.3223     Document Type: Article

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