Regulation of MHC class I and II gene transcription: Differences and similarities

Immunogenetics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 208-221

  Van Den Elsen, Peter J ^a   Gobin, Sam J P ^a   Van Eggermond, Marja C J A ^a   Peijnenburg, Ad ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Class II transactivator; Gene regulation; MHC class I; MHC class II; Promoter

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

DNA SEQUENCE; GENE INDUCTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031876997     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050425     Document Type: Review

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