Epigenetic mechanisms that regulate antigen receptor gene expression

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 176-181

  Bergman, Yehudit ^a   Fisher, Amanda ^b   Cedar, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HISTONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ACETYLATION; ALLELIC EXCLUSION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOSOME; REVIEW;

EID: 0037375346     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(03)00016-5     Document Type: Review

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