Control of cytokine gene transcription in Th1 and Th2 cells

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1422-1431

  Bowen, H ^a   Kelly, A ^a   Lee, T ^a   Lavender, P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GAMMA INTERFERON; HISTONE; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR C MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOKINES; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 50249131954     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03067.x     Document Type: Review

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