LAG-3, a novel lymphocyte activation gene closely related to CD4.
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LAG-3, a novel lymphocyte activation gene closely related to CD4
We have identified a novel human gene of the Ig superfamily, designated LAG-3. Expression of this gene is undetectable in resting PBL, while it is found (a 2-kb message) in activated T and NK cells. The LAG-3 gene includes eight exons; the corresponding cDNA encodes a 498-amino acid membrane protein with four extracellular IgSF domains. The first one belongs to the V-SET; it is particular since...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0022-1007,1540-9538
DOI: 10.1084/jem.171.5.1393