Developmental stage-specific regulation of TCR-α-chain gene assembly by intrinsic features of the TEA promoter

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 449-454

  Huang, Ching Yu ^a   Sleckman, Barry P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 34250834963     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.1.449     Document Type: Article

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