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Transactivation by AP-1 is a molecular target of T cell clonal anergy.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 21 Aug 1992
Kang S M, Beverly B, Tran A C, Brorson K, Schwartz R H, Lenardo M J
Abstract excerpt
Anergy is a mechanism of T lymphocyte tolerance induced by antigen receptor stimulation in the absence of co-stimulation. Anergic T cells were shown to have a defect in antigen-induced transcription of the interleukin-2 gene. Analysis of the promoter indicated that the transcription factor AP-1 and its corresponding cis element were specifically down-regulated. Exposure of anergic T cells to interleukin-2...
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