Genomic Ly49A Transgenes: Basis of Variegated Ly49A Gene Expression and Identification of a Critical Regulatory Element

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1074-1082

  Tanamachi, Dawn M ^a,b   Moniot, Deborah C ^a   Cado, Dragana ^a   Liu, Scot D ^a   Hsia, Jennifer K ^a   Raulet, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Medarex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOMICS; LY49A GENE; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 1642495748     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.2.1074     Document Type: Article

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