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Defective class II transactivator expression in a B lymphoma cell line.
Leukemia - 1 Apr 2004
Prod'homme T, Drénou B, De Ruyffelaere C, Barbieri G, Wiszniewski W, Bastard C, Charron D, Alcaide-Loridan C
Abstract excerpt
Loss of MHC class II expression in B-cell lymphoma has been associated with a higher tumorigenicity resulting from lower titers of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. This report aims towards the identification of the molecular mechanism leading to defective MHC class II expression in a B-cell lymphoma cell line, Rec-1. We evidenced a coordinated alteration of HLA-D gene transcription, reminiscent of B lymphoblastoid...
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