Epigenetic control of B cell differentiation

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 167-172

  Su, I Hsin ^a   Tarakhovsky, Alexander ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic regulation; Histone modification; Lymphocyte development; Polycomb group protein; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 14244252448     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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