HIV-1 Tat mutants in the cysteine-rich region down-regulate HLA class II expression in T lymphocytic and macrophage cell lines

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-28

  Tosi, Giovanna ^a   De Lerma Barbaro, Andrea ^a   D'Agostino, Antonella ^b   Valle, Maria Teresa ^d   Megiovanni, Anna Maria ^d   Manca, Fabrizio ^d   Caputo, Antonella ^d   Barbanti Brodano, Giuseppe ^d   Accolla, Roberto S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b U of Cell and Molecular Genetics   (Italy)

^c Advanced Biotechnology Center   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Class: HIV 1 Tat; Cytokine; Gene regulation; Macrophage; MHC

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LYMPHOID CELL LINE; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL LINE; CYSTEINE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE PRODUCTS, TAT; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MACROPHAGES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0033989611     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200001)30:1<19::AID-IMMU19>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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