Distinct BMI-1 and EZH2 expression patterns in thymocytes and mature T cells suggest a role for polycomb genes in human T cell differentiation

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 5925-5934

  Raaphorst, Frank M ^a   Otte, Arie P ^b   Van Kemenade, Folkert J ^a   Blokzijl, Tjasso ^a   Fieret, Elly ^a   Hamer, Karien M ^b   Satijn, David P E ^b   Meijer, Chris J L M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0035873747     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.10.5925     Document Type: Article

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