Shared regulatory elements in the promoters of MHC class I and class II genes

被引:95
作者
van den Elsen, PJ [1 ]
Peijnenburg, A [1 ]
van Eggermond, MCJA [1 ]
Gobin, SJP [1 ]
机构
[1] Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Immunohaematol & Blood Bank, Div Mol Biol, NL-2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1998年 / 19卷 / 07期
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10.1016/S0167-5699(98)01287-0
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The finding that the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II trans-activator (CIITA) gene product plays a role in the regulation of transcription of MHC class I genes suggests a common regulation of transcription of class I and class II genes. Here, Peter van den Elsen and colleagues argue that the RFX complex also plays a role in the regulation of transcription of class I genes.
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