Positive and negative regulation of V(D)J recombination by the E2A proteins

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 289-300

  Bain, Gretchen ^a   Romanow, William J ^a   Albers, Karen ^b   Havran, Wendy L ^b   Murre, Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

and ; E2A; Rearrangement; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FETUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033579803     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.189.2.289     Document Type: Article

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