Direct evidence for involvement of Nf-κB in transcriptional activation of tumor necrosis factor by a spirochetal lipoprotein

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 5447-5449

  Udalova, I A ^a   Vidal, V ^a   Scragg, I G ^a   Kwiatkowski, D ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA INFECTION; BORRELIA RECURRENTIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPORTER GENE; SPIROCHETE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BORRELIA; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; NF-KAPPA B; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033856059     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.5447-5449.2000     Document Type: Article

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