Mammalian expression cloning of two human trophoblast suppressors of major histocompatibility complex genes

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 382-392

  Peyman, J A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CURAGEN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressant; Interferon signaling; MHC; Placental lactogen; TSU; Untranslated RNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RNA; STAT PROTEIN; STAT1 PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FROG; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LAMPREY; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER; MACACA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTECTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SUPPRESSOR GENE; SWINE; TRIPLE HELIX; TROPHOBLAST; UNTRANSLATED REGION; YEAST;

EID: 0035024217     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450603.x     Document Type: Article

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