The ability of CD40L, but not lipopolysaccharide, to initiate immunoglobulin switching to immunoglobulin G1 is explained by differential induction of NF-κB/Rel proteins

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 5523-5532

  Lin, Shih Chang ^a   Wortis, Henry H ^b   Stavnezer, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIGAND BINDING; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0031841950     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.9.5523     Document Type: Article

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