Mechanics of T cell receptor gene rearrangement

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Krangel, Michael S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE ORDER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALS; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VDJ EXONS; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

EID: 65249145203     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2009.03.009     Document Type: Review

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