Blimp-1 attenuates Th1 differentiation by repression of ifng, tbx21, and bcl6 gene expression

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2338-2347

  Cimmino, Luisa ^a   Martins, Gislaine A ^a   Liao, Jerry ^a   Magnusdottir, Erna ^a   Grunig, Gabriele ^a   Perez, Rocio K ^a   Calame, Kathryn L ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 NITROPHENYLACETYL KEYHOLE LYMPHOCYTE HEMOCYANIN; B LYMPHOCYTE INDUCED MATURATION PROTEIN 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEMOCYANIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BCL 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BCL6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH INHIBITOR; PRDM1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21; T-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX21; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITORS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 53149154521     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.4.2338     Document Type: Article

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