Global Mapping of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 Reveals Specificity and Plasticity in Lineage Fate Determination of Differentiating CD4+ T Cells

Immunity

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-167

  Wei, Gang ^a   Wei, Lai ^b   Zhu, Jinfang ^d   Zang, Chongzhi ^e   Hu Li, Jane ^d   Yao, Zhengju ^b   Cui, Kairong ^a   Kanno, Yuka ^b   Roh, Tae Young ^a   Watford, Wendy T ^b   Schones, Dustin E ^a   Peng, Weiqun ^e   Sun, Hong wei ^c   Paul, William E ^d   O'Shea, John J ^b   Zhao, Keji ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MOLIMMUNO; SYSBIO

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; GENE MAPPING; GENOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; HISTONES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION, TRANSLATIONAL; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 58149214356     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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