Expression of T-cell receptor genes during early T-cell development

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-174

  Abbey, Janice L ^a   O'Neill, Helen C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene rearrangement; Germline transcription; T cells; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LYMPHOID CELL; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOPOIESIS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MUS;

EID: 39749157121     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100120     Document Type: Review

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