Genetic and epigenetic control of early lymphocyte development

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 381, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ikawa, Tomokatsu ^a,b  

^a RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; CD135 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR ALPHA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; NOTCH3 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL 11A; PROTEIN BCL 11B; PROTEIN P16; PROTEIN P19; STEM CELL FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EBF1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PU 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOID CELL; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UBIQUITINATION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LYMPHOPOIESIS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINEAGE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LYMPHOPOIESIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84921641452     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: 21969965     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/82_2014_370     Document Type: Article

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