Dynamic changes in histone-methylation 'marks' across the locus encoding interferon-γ during the differentiation of T helper type 2 cells

Nature Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 723-731

  Chang, Shaojing ^a   Aune, Thomas M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HISTONE; LYSINE; STAT6 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN-REGULATION; GENETIC MARKERS; HISTONES; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RATS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 34250762587     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: 15292916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni1473     Document Type: Article

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