Differential Regulation of Interleukin (IL)-12 p35 and p40 Gene Expression and Interferon (IFN)-γ-primed IL-12 Production by IFN Regulatory Factor 1

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1265-1276

  Liu, Jianguo ^a   Cao, Shanjin ^a   Herman, Lisa M ^b   Ma, Xiaojing ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b N Shore Long Isl Jewish Res Inst ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

IFN ; IL 12; IRF 1; Macrophage; Transcription

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; INTERLEUKIN 12; PROTEIN P35; PROTEIN P40; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-1; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P35; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P40; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NF-KAPPA B; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0142156744     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030026     Document Type: Article

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