Thpok-independent repression of Runx3 by Gata3 during CD4+ T-cell differentiation in the thymus

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 918-928

  Xiong, Yumei ^a   Castro, Ehydel ^a,b   Yagi, Ryoji ^c   Zhu, Jinfang ^c   Lesourne, Renaud ^d   Love, Paul E ^d   Feigenbaum, Lionel ^b   Bosselut, Rémy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4 CD8 differentiation; Gata3; Runx3; T cell development; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR THPOK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 3 SUBUNIT; GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84876451045     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242944     Document Type: Article

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