The epigenetic role of non-coding RNA transcription and nuclear organization in immunoglobulin repertoire generation

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 353-361

  Corcoran, Anne E ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense; Immunoglobulin; Insulator; Intergenic; Non coding RNA transcription; Nuclear organization

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 78249235609     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2010.08.001     Document Type: Review

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