Autoimmune regulator initiates the expression of promiscuous genes in thymic epithelial cells

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-214

  Chen, Jibing ^a,b   Yang, Wei ^a   Yu, Chunlei ^a   Li, Yi ^a  

^a Basic Medical College   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autoimmune regulator; Promiscuous genes expression; TECs; Tissue restricted antigens

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; TISSUE RESTRICTED ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOGENEIC RESTRICTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED NOD; MODELS, ANIMAL; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 41849110513     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820130801967841     Document Type: Article

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