Epigenetic remodeling of the IL-2 and IFN-γ loci in memory CD8 T cells is influenced by CD4 T cells

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1062-1069

  Northrop, John K ^a   Thomas, Rajan M ^b   Wells, Andrew D ^a,b   Shen, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HISTONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA METHYLATION; ENHANCER REGION; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE LOCUS; HOMEOSTASIS; IFN GAMMA GENE; IL 2 GENE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33745861718     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.2.1062     Document Type: Article

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