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Intended for researchers in immunology, cell biology, virology and medicine, this book provides information on such topics as cytokine gene regulation, and animal models for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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ADVANCES IN
Immunology EDITED BY
FRANK J. DIXON Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation La Jolla, California ASSOCIATE EDITORS
K. FRANK AUSTEN LEROYE. HOOD JONATHAN
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TADAMITSU KISHIMOTO FRITZMELCHERS
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ADVANCES IN IMMUNOLOGY,VOL. 52
Cytokine Gene Regulation: Regulatory &-Elements and DNA Binding Factors Involved in the Interferon System NOBUYUKI TANAKA AND TADATSUGU TANlGUCHl Institute for Molecular ond Cellulor Biology, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 1-3, Suita-shi, Osaka 565, Japan
1. Introduction
Cytokines constitute a class of soluble mediators involved in cell-tocell communication and pla