Characterization of P5, a novel NFAT/AP-1 site in the human IL-4 promoter

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1016-1023

  Burke, Thomas F ^a   Casolaro, Vincenzo ^a   Georas, Steve N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Interleukin 4; NFAT; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0034696828     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2508     Document Type: Article

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