DNA methylation and the expanding epigenetics of T cell lineage commitment

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 105-119

  Wilson, Christopher B ^a   Makar, Karen W ^b   Shnyreva, Maria ^a   Fitzpatrick, David R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Dendreon   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA methylation; Epigenetic; Histone; T cell

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; DNA; HISTONE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL;

EID: 14244260068     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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