IFN-γ gene expression is controlled by the architectural transcription factor HMGA1

International Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-306

  Chau, Kai Yin ^a   Keane Myers, Andrea M ^b   Fedele, Monica ^c   Ikeda, Yasuhiro ^d   Creusot, Remi J ^d   Menozzi, Lisa ^a   Cousins, David J ^e   Manfioletti, Guidalberto ^f   Feigenbaum, Lionel ^g   Fusco, Alfredo ^c   Ono, Santa Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^g SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; HMGA1; IFN

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP A PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP A1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HMGA PROTEINS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 20144376842     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh209     Document Type: Article

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