Cloning and characterization of a promoter flanking the early B cell factor (EBF) gene indicates roles for E-proteins and autoregulation in the control of EBF expression

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 261-270

  Smith, Emma M K ^a   Gisler, Ramiro ^a   Sigvardsson, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EBF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0036644320     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.1.261     Document Type: Article

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