Activation and deactivation of gene expression by Ca2+/calcineurin-NFAT-mediated signaling

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Im, Sin Hyeog ^a   Rao, Anjana ^b  

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

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AP 1; Ca2+ calcineurin; HDAC; MEF 2; Nuclear factor of activated T cell (NFAT); T cell anergy

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM ION; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLONAL ANERGY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 6344284899     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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