Epigenetic regulation of antigen receptor gene rearrangement

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-177

  Feeney, Ann J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX5;

ALLELIC EXCLUSION; ANTIGEN BINDING; CATALYSIS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE MODIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HISTONES; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79953113929     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2010.12.008     Document Type: Review

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