Probabilistic Regulation of IL-4 Production in Th2 Cells: Accessibility at the Il4 Locus

Immunity

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-203

  Guo, Liying ^a   Hu Li, Jane ^a   Paul, William E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR C MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SECRETION; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RING OPENING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TH2 CELL; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

EID: 1342265727     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(04)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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