A role for epigenetic modifications in the maintenance of mouse Ly49 receptor expression

Although structurally unrelated, the human killer cell immunoglobulin-like (KIR) and the rodent lectin-like Ly49 receptors serve similar functional roles in natural killer (NK) cells. Moreover, both gene families display variegated and mostly mono-allelic expression patterns established at the trans...

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Main Author: Rouhi, Arefeh
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2640