Foxp3 induces IL-4 gene silencing by affecting nuclear translocation of NFκB and chromatin structure

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3205-3212

  Kwon, Ho Keun ^a   So, Jae Seon ^a   Lee, Chung Goo ^a   Sahoo, Anupama ^a   Yi, Hwa Joong ^a   Park, Ji Na ^a   Lim, So yeon ^b   Hwang, Ki Chul ^b   Jun, Chang Duk ^a   Chun, Jang Soo ^a   Im, Sin Hyeog ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Foxp3; IL 4; Regulatory T cell; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NF-KAPPA B; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 43649084651     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.02.021     Document Type: Article

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