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Identification of cytokines that might enhance the promoter activity of HLA-B27.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 2008
Zhao Like, Fong Yoly, Granfors Kaisa, Gu Jieruo, Yu David
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Although the mechanism by which HLA-B27 induces ankylosing spondylitis is unclear, a minimum threshold of transcription is essential, a process controlled at the promoter. Our aim was to scan the effect of a panel of cytokines on the promoter of the HLA-B27 gene over serial timepoints. METHODS: The promoter region of B*2705 gene was cloned into a luciferase reporter, stably transfected into HeLa cells,...
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