Reduction in DNA binding activity of the transcription factor Pax-5a in B lymphocytes of aged mice

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2617-2626

  Anspach, J ^a   Poulsen, G ^a   Kaattari, I ^a   Pollock, R ^a   Zwollo, P ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN J CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU CHAIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX 5A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0035865059     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2617     Document Type: Article

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