The activated glucocorticoid receptor inhibits the transcription factor T-bet by direct protein-protein interaction

FASEB Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1177-1188

  Liberman, Ana C ^a   Refojo, Damian ^a   Druker, Jimena ^a   Toscano, Marta ^b   Rein, Theo ^c   Holsboer, Florian ^c   Arzt, Eduardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Immunosupression; T helper inhibition; Transrepression

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPLEEN CELL; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SPLEEN; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33947655345     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7452com     Document Type: Article

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