Chromatin structure and gene regulation in T cell development and function

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-151

  Wilson, Christopher B ^a   Merkenschlager, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA; HISTONE; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ACETYLATION; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; DEACETYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33644646837     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2006.01.013     Document Type: Review

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