Regulation of antigen receptor gene assembly in lymphocytes

Immunologic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 121-133

  Oltz, E M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene Regulation; Immunoglobulins; T Cell Receptors; Transcription Factors; V(D)J Recombination

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN J CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT DNA; RECOMBINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY DIVERSITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE, LIGHT CHAIN; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; I-KAPPA B PROTEINS; MAMMALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; NF-KAPPA B; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

EID: 0034979372     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/IR:23:2-3:121     Document Type: Article

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