Upstream stimulatory factor regulates major histocompatibility complex class I gene expression: The U2ΔE4 splice variant abrogates E-box activity

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 4788-4797

  Howcroft, T Kevin ^a   Murphy, Charles ^a   Weissman, Jocelyn D ^a   Huber, Sam J ^a   Sawadogo, Michèle ^b   Singer, Dinah S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 1; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 2;

ARTICLE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 0033031223     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.7.4788     Document Type: Article

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