A hierarchy of nuclear localization signals governs the import of the regulatory factor X complex subunits and MHC class II expression

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 410-419

  Nagarajan, Uma M ^a,b   Long, Alyssa B ^a   Harreman, Michelle T ^a   Corbett, Anita H ^a   Boss, Jeremy M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; REGULATORY FACTOR X; REGULATORY FACTOR X5; REGULATORY FACTOR XAP; REGULATORY FACTOR XB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 2942731615     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.1.410     Document Type: Article

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