Distinct expression patterns of polycomb oncoproteins and their binding partners during the germinal center reaction

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1870-1881

  van Galen, Joost C ^a   Dukers, Danny F ^a   Giroth, Cindy ^a   Sewalt, Richard G A B ^b   Otte, Arie P ^b   Meijer, Chris J L M ^a   Raaphorst, Frank M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Germinal center; Human; Lymph nodes; Polycomb

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; ONCOPROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEINS; PRC1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL CENTER; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; CELL SEPARATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL SEPARATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 3442876431     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200424985     Document Type: Article

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