DNA methylation maintains allele-specific KIR gene expression in human natural killer cells

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 245-255

  Chan, Huei Wei ^a   Kurago, Zoya B ^a,b   Stewart, C Andrew ^c   Wilson, Michael J ^c,e   Martin, Maureen P ^d   Mace, Brian E ^a,f   Carrington, Mary ^d   Trowsdale, John ^c   Lutz, Charles T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleles; DNA methylation; Gene expression regulation; Killer cells, natural; Killer inhibitory receptor

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIR GENE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ALLELES; CELL LINE; CLONE CELLS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 0037454947     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021127     Document Type: Article

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