Myb proteins regulate expression of histone variant H2A.Z during thymocyte development

Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 282-289

  Hooper, Joel ^c   Maurice, Diane ^c   Argent Katwala, Mary J G ^a   Weston, Kathleen ^b  

^a Decision Resources Intl   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

H2A.Z; Myb; T cells; Transcription

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2AZ; PROTEIN C MYB;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, MYB; HISTONES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYB; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 37849018169     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02697.x     Document Type: Article

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