Function and regulation of class II transactivator in the immune system

Immunologic Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-142

  Chang, Cheong Hee ^a   Gourley, Tania S ^a   Sisk, Tyler J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CIITA; FasL; IL 4; MHC class II; Transactivator; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FAS LIGAND; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RAS PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0036208379     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/IR:25:2:131     Document Type: Article

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