Reciprocal regulation of Rag expression in thymocytes by the zinc-finger proteins, Zfp608 and Zfp609

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-12

  Reed, N P ^a   Henderson, M A ^a   Oltz, E M ^b   Aune, T M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

immune system; Rag; thymus; Zfp608; Zfp609

Indexed keywords

RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 608; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 609;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; THYMOCYTES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 84872918933     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2012.47     Document Type: Article

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