Distinct factors regulate the murine RAG-2 promoter in B- and T-cell lines

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2601-2612

  Lauring, Josh ^a   Schlissel, Mark S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032958092     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.4.2601     Document Type: Article

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