Bcl11b represses a mature T-cell gene expression program in immature CD4+CD8+ thymocytes

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2143-2154

  Kastner, Philippe ^a   Chan, Susan ^a   Vogel, Walter K ^b   Zhang, Ling Juan ^b   Topark Ngarm, Acharawan ^b   Golonzhka, Olga ^b   Jost, Bernard ^a   Le Gras, Stéphanie ^a   Gross, Michael K ^b   Leid, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mouse; T cell differentiation; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

BETA7 INTEGRIN; CD9 ANTIGEN; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 2; LIM PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BCL11B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELLS, CULTURED; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 3 SUBUNIT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PRECURSOR CELLS, T-LYMPHOID; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77956119990     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200940258     Document Type: Article

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