Characterization of ABF-1, a novel basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor expressed in activated B lymphocytes

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3130-3139

  Massari, Mark Eben ^a   Rivera, Richard R ^a   Voland, Joseph R ^a   Quong, Melanie W ^a   Breit, Timo M ^b,c   Van Dongen, Jacques J M ^b   De Smit, Oncko ^a   Murre, Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031867572     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.6.3130     Document Type: Article

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