Functional synergism of STAT6 with either NF-κB or PU.1 to mediate IL- 4-induced activation of IgE germline gene transcription

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 4383-4391

  Stutz, Adrian M ^a   Woisetschläger, Maximilian ^a  

^a NOVARTIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; STAT6 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 0345062267     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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