Gene placement and competition control T cell receptor γ variable region gene rearrangement

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 929-938

  Xiong, Na ^a,b   Zhang, Li ^a   Kang, Chulho ^a   Raulet, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN CGAMMA1; PROTEIN VGAMMA2; PROTEIN VGAMMA3; PROTEIN VGAMMA4; PROTEIN VGAMMA5; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; FETUS; GENE DELETION; GENE REARRANGEMENT, GAMMA-CHAIN T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; GENE TARGETING; GERM CELLS; MICE; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 42249098226     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 00221007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20071275     Document Type: Article

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