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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Rawlings JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3025460 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The EMBO journal 20101217 2
Naive T cells encountering their cognate antigen become activated and acquire the ability to proliferate in response to cytokines. Stat5 is an essential component in this response. We demonstrate that Stat5 cannot access DNA in naive T cells and acquires this ability only after T-cell receptor (TCR) engagement. The transition is not associated with changes in DNA methylation or global histone modification but rather chromatin decondensation. Condensation occurs during thymocyte development and p ...[more]