AIRE: From promiscuous molecular partnerships to promiscuous gene expression

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-33

  Abramson, Jakub ^a   Goldfarb, Yael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

AIRE; Autoimmunity; Central tolerance; Gene expression; Thymic epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANTIGEN; APOPTOSOME; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; DAXX PROTEIN; DNA DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HISTONE H3; HOMEODOMAIN INTERACTING PROTEIN KINASE 2; INFLAMMASOME; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; LAMIN; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; PROTEIN INHIBITOR OF ACTIVATED STAT; RNA HELICASE; RNA POLYMERASE II; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SIRTUIN 1; TISSUE RESTRICTED ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSACTIVATION; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; SELF TOLERANCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84953837556     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545792     Document Type: Article

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