Epigenetic control in the immune response

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages

  Reiner, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CELL MIGRATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DECISION MAKING; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HELPER CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 17444382745     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi115     Document Type: Review

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