The molecular basis for the lack of immunostimulatory activity of vertebrate DNA

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3614-3620

  Stacey, Katryn J ^a   Young, Greg R ^a   Clark, Francis ^a   Sester, David P ^a   Roberts, Tara L ^a   Naik, Shalin ^a   Sweet, Matthew J ^a   Hume, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENOMIC DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CPG ISLAND; DNA STRAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOME; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037378005     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.7.3614     Document Type: Article

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