Schnurri-3 (KRC) Interacts with c-Jun to Regulate the IL-2 Gene in T Cells

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Oukka, Mohamed ^a   Wein, Marc N ^a   Glimcher, Laurie H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AP 1; Coactivator; Cytokines; TCR signaling; ZAS domain

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; PROTEIN; PROTEIN C JUN; PROTEIN SCHNURRI 3; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EFFECTOR CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; JURKAT CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TRANSFECTION; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0347915640     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030421     Document Type: Article

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