The transcription factor Zbtb7b promotes CD4 expression by antagonizing Runx-mediated activation of the CD4 silencer

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 4405-4414

  Wildt, Kathryn F ^a   Sun, Guangping ^a,d   Grueter, Baerbel ^b   Fischer, Maria ^c   Zamisch, Monica ^a   Ehlers, Marc ^c   Bosselut, Rémy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c German Rheumatism Research Center   (Germany)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ZBTB7B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SILENCING; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; THYMOCYTE; UPREGULATION; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL LINE; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 2 SUBUNIT; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 3 SUBUNIT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN BINDING; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 38949192274     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4405     Document Type: Article

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