Down-Regulation of IL-7Rα Expression in Human T Cells via DNA Methylation
Kim HR, Hwang KA, Kim KC, Kang I. Down-Regulation of IL-7Rα Expression in Human T Cells via DNA Methylation. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 5473-5479. PMID: 17442928, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.9.5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJurkat T cellsDNA methylationGene expressionGene promoterIL-7Ralpha expressionT cellsPromoter activityImportant gene regulatory mechanismGene regulatory mechanismsGene promoter constructsHuman CD8Gene promoter activityIL-7Cell survival responseT cell developmentT cell subsetsIL-7Rα expressionRegulatory mechanismsPromoter constructsCell developmentMethylationLuciferase reporterHuman T cellsSurvival responseDown regulation