Genome-wide analysis of Foxp3 target genes in developing and mature regulatory T cells

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7130, 2007, Pages 936-940

  Zheng, Ye ^a   Josefowicz, Steven Z ^a   Kas, Arnold ^a   Chu, Tin Tin ^a   Gavin, Marc A ^a,b   Rudensky, Alexander Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PROTEIN; RNA; RODENT;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

MUS;

EID: 33847220736     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05563     Document Type: Article

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