Identification and characterization of thymus LIM protein: Targeted disruption reduces thymus cellularity

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 8592-8604

  Kirchner, J ^a   Forbush, K A ^a   Bevan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GENE PRODUCT; LIM PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL NUCLEUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOPLASM; DNA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RETROVIRIDAE; RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THYMUS GLAND; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035193127     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.24.8592-8604.2001     Document Type: Article

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