Chromatin remodeling by the SWI/SNF-like BAF complex and STAT4 activation synergistically induce IL-12Rβ2 expression during human Th1 cell differentiation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1292-1302

  Letimier, Fabrice A ^a   Passini, Nadia ^b   Gasparian, Sona ^a   Bianchi, Elisabetta ^a   Rogge, Lars ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b BioXell SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BRG1; Chromatin remodeling; Interleukin 12; STAT4; Th1 cell differentiation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BRAHMA ASSOCIATED FACTOR PROTEIN; BRAHMA RELATED GENE 1 PROTEIN; HISTONE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12 RECEPTOR BETA2; PROTEIN; STAT4 PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-12; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TH1 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33947177232     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601586     Document Type: Article

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