The Zinc Finger Proteins ZXDA and ZXDC Form a Complex that Binds CIITA and Regulates MHC II Gene Transcription

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 369, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1175-1187

  Al Kandari, Wafa ^a   Koneni, Rupa ^a   Navalgund, Vandana ^a   Aleksandrova, Anastasiia ^a   Jambunathan, Srikarthika ^a   Fontes, Joseph D ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

class II trans activator; gene transcription; major histocompatibility complex; protein protein interactions; zinc finger

Indexed keywords

CLASS 2 TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER X LINKED DUPLICATED FAMILY MEMBER A; ZINC FINGER X LINKED DUPLICATED FAMILY MEMBER C;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KNOCKOUT GENE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 34248670400     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.033     Document Type: Article

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