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Hypersensitive site 6 of the Th2 locus control region is essential for Th2 cytokine expression.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Apr 2013
Williams Adam, Lee Gap Ryol, Spilianakis Charalampos G, Hwang Soo Seok, Eisenbarth Stephanie C, Flavell Richard A
Abstract excerpt
The T helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine genes Il4, Il5, and Il13 are contained within a 140-kb region of mouse chromosome 11 and their expression is controlled by a locus control region (LCR) embedded within this locus. The LCR is composed of a number of DNase I-hypersensitive sites (HSs), which are believed to encompass the regulatory core of the LCR. To determine the function of these sites, mutant mice were...
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